FNUS74 KLIX 142221 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 521 PM CDT MON JUN 14 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS...AT 1700 CDT...FLAT 1016MB RIDGE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GLFMEX. WK 4MB GRADIENT WRN GLFMEX. UPR LVL LOW SEEN IN WV OVR OPS AREA MOVING SLOWLY TO THE WEST WITH LTL WX ASSOCD NR CENTER. ISOLD 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 1700 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 99F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...105F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...105F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/...100F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...MISSING GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/...108F .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 142153Z 35004KT 10SM SCT040 34/23 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP137 T03390233 METAR KASD 142153Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 34/21 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T03440211 METAR KBVE 142151Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T03170239 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM LAKE ELOI LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR...AT 1700 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS DETECTED NR HOPEDALE...MOVG WNW 5KT. STG TSTM OVER BAY ADAMS NR EMPIRE...MOVG W 5KT. NO ECHOES OVER THE LA SNDS. CLOSEST LGTNG...32NM SW. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.86 FT AT 1654 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.04 FT AT 2100 CDT. GRPL1 1.85 FT AT 1623 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/14/2010 MON 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........40 40 35 35 35 35 35 35 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 88 86 84 83 82 82 81 80 80 80 80 RH..............64 67 70 75 76 78 79 82 84 85 85 85 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 101 99 98 95 93 93 91 90 88 88 88 88 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC 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 .TUESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........53 50 50 50 45 45 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............87 84 82 81 79 79 RH..............67 73 83 85 90 90 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 95 93 91 89 87 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100614.HOPED.13/LIX