FNUS74 KLIX 081508 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1008 AM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 1000 CDT...1018MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/90W. DIFFUSE FNTL ZN ACRS LWR SE LA TO CNTRL FL PEN...NRLY STNY. GRADIENT HIGH TO 1012MB ALG TX CST. SFC PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1017MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1000 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/.........100F HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/............. 99F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3/IPN/...105F SLIDELL /KASD/.................100F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/........105F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... * A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY ACROSS AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM METROPOLITAN BATON ROUGE TO HAMMOND TO METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS. * AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX READINGS AROUND 105 DEGREES RANGE EACH AFTERNOON TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. WARMER URBAN AND COASTAL AREAS MAY SEE THE HEAT INDEX RISE TO AROUND 110 DEGREES. ...HEAT INDICES NEAR 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON... HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY HUMID CONDITIONS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL LEAD TO OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS OVER THE WATER. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100 DEGREES AND POSSIBLY HIGHER WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE GULF WATERS AND THIS COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO HEAT EXHAUSTION. * THOSE PRONE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN TODAY. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND FURTHER MARINE STATEMENT MAY BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA IN LATER FORECASTS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 081453Z COR 02006KT 9SM BKN030 30/26 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP175 T03000256 51015 METAR KASD 081453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 60001 T03110250 51013 METAR KBVE 081451Z AUTO 05004KT 9SM CLR 30/26 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T03000261 51019 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM LAKE ELOI LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR...AT 1000 CDT...NO ECHOES OR LGTNG DETECTED NR THE LA SNDS. CLOSEST LGTNG...NR 29N/95W IN WRN GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.48 FT AT 0941 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.29 FT AT 1700 CDT. GRPL1 1.48 FT AT 0923 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/12/2010 SAT 10:30AM LDT 1.7 H 09:43PM LDT -0.5 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........28 28 37 37 37 37 33 33 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 88 89 89 89 89 89 88 RH..............64 61 60 58 58 59 60 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 98 100 100 100 99 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........33 21 20 20 25 28 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 85 82 81 79 79 RH..............63 69 78 81 85 86 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 93 90 89 87 85 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC SM .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........28 39 31 31 31 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 82 85 87 88 87 RH..............87 78 69 64 63 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..85 89 94 98 98 98 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 5 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TOM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100608.HOPED.07/LIX