FNUS74 KLIX 081714 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1214 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 1200 CDT...1019MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/90W. DIFFUSE FNTL ZN ACRS LWR SE LA TO CNTRL FL PEN...NRLY STNY. GRADIENT HIGH TO 1013MB ALG TX CST. SFC PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1200 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/......... 99F HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/.............101F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...........105F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3/IPN/...105F SLIDELL /KASD/.................102F 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... ...HEAT INDICES NEAR 100 TO 107 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 081653Z 36005KT 10SM BKN047 30/25 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP173 T03000250 METAR KASD 081653Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T03280239 METAR KBVE 081651Z AUTO 06004KT 8SM CLR 31/24 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T03110244 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM LAKE ELOI LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR...AT 1200 CDT...NO ECHOES DETECTED NR LA SOUNDS. CLOSEST ECHOES 110 NM NW ACRS SW MS MVG NE 5 KT. CLOSEST LGTNG...NR GALVESTON TX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.05 FT AT 1149 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.37 FT AT 1700 CDT. GRPL1 1.29 FT AT 1123 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/08/2010 TUE 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) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........37 37 37 37 33 33 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 89 89 89 88 RH..............60 58 58 59 60 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 100 100 99 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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......S 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...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100608.HOPED.10/LIX