FNUS74 KLIX 141912 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 212 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 1400 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 1400 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...103F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...101F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...101F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/...101F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...105F 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 141853Z 36006KT 10SM SCT025 33/24 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP155 T03330244 METAR KASD 141853Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM FEW050 34/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T03390222 METAR KBVE 141851Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T03220250 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM LAKE ELOI LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR...AT 1400 CDT...LIGHT SHRA WERE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ALONG THE LA COAST BUT OVERALL THE OPS AREA REMAINED CLEAR OF SHRA AND TSRA. CLOSEST LGHTNG DETECTED WAS OVER 150NM TO THE EAST. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.90 FT AT 1338 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.04 FT AT 2100 CDT. GRPL1 2.30 FT AT 1321 CDT FALLING. 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) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............91 91 90 90 RH..............63 63 64 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 105 105 103 20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 79 RH..............64 70 76 79 83 86 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 98 93 91 90 90 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 7 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 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..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 82 85 88 89 89 RH..............84 78 69 64 62 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 94 98 99 99 20 FT WIND......SW 6 W 5 NW 6 NW 3 SE 2 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 15 5 5 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC CH $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100614.HOPED.11/LIX