FNUS74 KLIX 072310 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 610 PM CDT MON JUN 7 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 1800 CDT...1016MB HIGH CNTRD NR 27.5N/89.2W... MIGRATING SWD INTO THE CNTRL GLFMEX. WEAK BACKDOOR CLDFRNT REMAINS DRAPED RIGHT ALOGN THE COAST BUT IS QUICKLY LOSING ITS IDENTITY. HIGH PRES OVER SE U.S. IS BLDG INTO N GLFMEX. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1015MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER NEAR SHORE LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER NEAR SHORE LAND AREAS. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. * HIGHS INTO THE 90S IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEW POINTS AROUND 80 WILL BRING THE HEAT INDEX IN MOST AREAS TO ABOVE 105 DEGREES AND AS HIGH AS 115. AFTERNOON SHOWERS ON TUESDAY MAY BRING A SHORT REPRIEVE OF THE HEAT...OTHERWISE SIGNIFICANT SHOWERS ARE NOT EXPECTED WED OR THU. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF HOW HOT IT FEELS WHEN THE EFFECTS OF HUMIDITY ARE COMBINED WITH THE TEMPERATURE. A HEAT INDEX OF 105 DEGREES IS CONSIDERED THE LEVEL WHERE MANY PEOPLE BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE EXTREME DISCOMFORT OR PHYSICAL STRESS. THE HEAT INDEX IS MEASURED UNDER SHADY CONDITIONS...AND DIRECT EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT CAN INCREASE THE HEAT INDEX AS MUCH AS 15 DEGREES. * A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 072253Z 21005KT 6SM TS HZ SCT045 30/25 A2996 RMK AO2 TSB07 SLP138 FREQ LTGCG TS SW MOV E T03000250 METAR KASD 072253Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM -TSRA FEW001 SCT041 SCT065 29/26 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW TSB25RAB46 SLP144 P0001 T02890256 SPECI KBVE 072300Z AUTO 27003KT 9SM SCT022 31/26 A2997 RMK AO2 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM LAKE ELOI LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR...AT 1800 CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED DIRECTLY OVER HOPEDALE. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS AND BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS CELL. OTHERWISE NO ECHOES OR LGTNG DETECTED WITHIN THE LA SOUNDS. MORE ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED WELL OFF THE THE NORTHWEST...MOSTLY NEAR THE HAMMOND AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.61 FT AT 1739 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE OCCURING NOW. GRPL1 0.23 FT AT 1720 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/07/2010 MON 06:34PM LDT 0.1 L 06/08/2010 TUE 08:02AM LDT 1.3 H 06:57PM LDT -0.1 L 06/09/2010 WED 08:30AM LDT 1.4 H 07:31PM LDT -0.3 L 06/10/2010 THU 09:05AM LDT 1.6 H 08:11PM LDT -0.4 L 06/11/2010 FRI 09:46AM LDT 1.7 H 08:55PM LDT -0.5 L .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........45 30 30 30 22 22 22 17 17 22 22 22 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 85 83 82 81 81 81 80 80 80 80 RH..............69 73 79 81 83 84 85 86 86 85 86 89 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 95 94 92 90 90 87 87 87 87 87 87 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S SW SW SW W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH LC LC LC SM SM LC LC LC .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........22 32 36 36 35 31 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 82 86 88 89 89 RH..............89 88 79 69 65 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 93 103 100 101 102 20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 2 N 3 NE 4 E 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM LC LC .TUESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........31 17 15 15 15 22 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............87 84 82 81 80 80 RH..............72 81 89 88 88 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 98 94 90 88 87 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 S 5 S 4 S 2 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC SM SM $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100607.HOPED.15/LIX