FNUS74 KLIX 121808 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 108 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 1300 CDT...BROAD 1021MB HIGH OVER MUCH OF THE SERN CONUS AND INTO THE NERN GLFMEX. LOWER PRESSURE(1014MB) NOTED OVER THE LOWER TX COAST LEADING TO A 7/8MB PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE CNTRL AND WRN GULF. SKIES WERE CLEAR TO MOSTLY CLEAR OVER THE GULF. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1020MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1300 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...MISSING HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...102F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...102F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 99F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...103F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 94F .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 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY MAINLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR... * AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX READINGS AROUND 105 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. WARMER URBAN AREAS MAY SEE THE HEAT INDEX RISE TO NEAR 110 DEGREES. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 121753Z 10007KT 10SM BKN045 33/24 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP187 T03330244 10333 20278 58008 METAR KASD 121753Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T03280228 10333 20244 58008 METAR KBVE 111351Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM FEW065 30/25 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T03000250 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM LAKE ELOI LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR...AT 1300 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES OVER OPS AREA INFACT EVEN CLOUDS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO COME BY OVER THE WATER. THE CLOSEST LGHTNG DETECTED WAS OVER 350NM AWAY OVER CNTRL GA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.71 FT AT 1231 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.14 FT AT 2002 CDT. GRPL1 2.17 FT AT 1221 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/12/2010 SAT 10:30AM LDT 1.7 H 09:43PM LDT -0.5 L 06/13/2010 SUN 11:16AM LDT 1.7 H 10:31PM LDT -0.5 L 06/14/2010 MON 12:03PM LDT 1.7 H 11:18PM LDT -0.4 L 06/15/2010 TUE 12:49PM LDT 1.5 H 06/16/2010 WED 12:00AM LDT -0.3 L 01:31PM LDT 1.3 H .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............89 89 89 89 88 RH..............68 66 65 66 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 103 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 30 30 30 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 84 81 80 78 77 RH..............66 73 80 85 92 95 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 94 90 89 86 79 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 35 35 35 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 81 87 89 91 90 RH..............93 84 69 61 58 59 HEAT INDEX (F)..79 89 96 99 102 101 20 FT WIND......W 4 NW 4 NE 3 E 4 E 5 S 5 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 $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORNE TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100612.HOPED.07/LIX