FNUS74 KLIX 141714 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1214 PM CDT MON JUN 14 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS...AT 1200 CDT...FLAT 1017/1018MB RIDGE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GLFMEX(CNTRD AT 27.5N/90.0W). LOOSE 4MB GRADIENT WRN GLFMEX. UPR LVL LOW SEEN IN WV OVR OPS AREA MOVING SLOWLY TO THE WEST WITH LTL WX ASSOCD NR CENTER. ISLTD CONVECTION ON FRINGES OF CIRCULATION CONTINUES ACROSS CNTRL AND ERN GLFMEX. ANOTHER AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER NORTH OF BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE TO THE NNW. SFC PRES AT SPILL SITE WAS 1017MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1200 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...103F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...101F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...103F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/...101F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...108F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...MISSING GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/...103F .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 141653Z 35007KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP163 T03220256 METAR KASD 141653Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T03280233 METAR KBVE 141651Z AUTO VRB03KT 9SM CLR 32/25 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T03220250 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM LAKE ELOI LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR...AT 1200 CDT...NO ECHOES OR LGTNG DETECTED NEAR THE OPS AREA. CLOSEST TSRA WAS 230NM SSE OF HOPEDALE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.23 FT AT 1145 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.04 FT AT 2100 CDT. GRPL1 2.08 FT AT 1122 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 .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 91 91 91 90 90 RH..............65 64 63 63 64 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 105 105 105 105 103 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......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 $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100614.HOPED.09/LIX