FNUS74 KLIX 142112 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 412 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 1600 CDT...FLAT 1016/1017MB RIDGE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GLFMEX. 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 1016MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1600 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 96F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...105F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...102F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/...100F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...105F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...MISSING GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/...110F .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 142053Z 35005KT 10SM SCT040 33/23 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP144 T03280228 56016 METAR KASD 142053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 34/21 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 T03440211 56016 METAR KBVE 142051Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW050 31/23 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T03110228 56013 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM LAKE ELOI LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR...AT 1600 CDT...ISLTD TO WIDELY SCT LIGHT SHRA AND TSRA WERE DEVELOPING OVER THE LA COAST AND COASTAL WATERS JUST EAST OF THE MS RIVER AND EAST OF THE CHANDELEUR ISLANDS. OVERALL THE OPS AREA REMAINED CLEAR OF SHRA AND TSRA. CLOSEST LGHTNG DETECTED WAS 45NM TO THE W. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.30 FT AT 1535 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.04 FT AT 2100 CDT. GRPL1 2.06 FT AT 1521 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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 40 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............90 90 RH..............64 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 103 20 FT WIND DIR..S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......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 76 79 84 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 98 93 91 88 88 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 7 S 7 S 8 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 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............80 82 85 88 89 89 RH..............83 78 69 64 61 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 88 97 98 101 99 20 FT WIND......SW 6 W 5 NW 6 NW 3 SE 2 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 10 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.12/LIX