FNUS74 KLIX 140910 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 410 AM CDT MON JUN 14 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS...AT 0400 CDT...FLAT 1016MB PLATEAU ACROSS MUCH OF THE GLFMEX. LOOSE 3MB GRADIENT WRN GLFMEX. UPR LVL LOW SHOWN VIVIDLY IN WV LOOP OVR OPS AREA WITH LTL WX ASSOCD NR CENTER. RING OF CONVECTION ON OUTER FRINGES OF CIRCULATION WITH SCT TSTMS ACROSS S-CNTRL GLFMEX AND THRU FL STRAITS. SFC PRES AT SPILL SITE WAS 1016MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0400 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...MISSING HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...100F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...100F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 80F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...MISSING GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 85F .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 UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A STAGNANT AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL YIELD IN HEAT INDEX READINGS FROM 104 TO 108 DEGREE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AS WELL AS COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. WARMER URBAN AREAS MAY SEE THE HEAT INDEX RISE TO NEAR 110 DEGREES. THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT NORTH TONIGHT AND ALLOW DEEP MOISTURE TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH. AN INCREASE IN RAIN CHANCES AND SLIGHTLY LOWERED HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL PROVIDE A LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT TUESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 100 DEGREES WILL BE COMMON EACH DAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TUESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES ARE SUGGESTED AT HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 100 DEGREES. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 140853Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02890250 56004 TSNO METAR KASD 140853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02610239 56006 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 0400 CDT...NO ECHOES OR LGTNG DETECTED WITHIN 200NM. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.26 FT AT 0349 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.15 FT AT 0958 CDT. GRPL1 0.67 FT AT 0323 CDT RISING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/17/2010 THU 12:30AM LDT 0.0 L 01:58PM LDT 1.0 H 06/18/2010 FRI 12:30AM LDT 0.2 L 11:10AM LDT 0.7 H 11:05PM LDT 0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........M 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 40 40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV.....M SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....M TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M 80 81 82 84 86 88 89 90 91 91 91 90 90 RH..............M 83 83 80 77 73 70 67 65 64 63 63 64 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..M 91 91 90 93 98 101 102 105 105 105 105 105 103 20 FT WIND DIR..M W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..M 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.M 10 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............M 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......M LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC SM SM LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 35 35 35 30 30 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............89 86 83 82 80 80 RH..............64 70 75 78 82 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 98 93 91 90 90 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............0 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 35 35 35 53 53 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 82 84 87 89 88 RH..............83 78 71 64 62 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 94 98 99 99 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 W 5 S 5 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 SEAS............1 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC CH .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100614.HOPED.01/LIX