FNUS74 KLIX 151802 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 102 PM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1300 CDT...A WEAK 1014MB LOW LOCATED OVER SOUTHWEST GEORGIA IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY SOUTHWARD. A TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM THE GENERAL AREA OF THE LOW BACK ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1300 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...108F HOUMA /HUM/... 88F GULFPORT /GPT/...112F SLIDELL /ASD/...111F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 89F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/...100F WEST DELTA /DLP/...MISG .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. A SMALL CRAFT ADIVSORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF REGION. THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 110 TO 115 DEGREES INTO THE EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 151753Z COR 30008KT 10SM SCT020 32/27 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP145 T03220267 10328 20294 58008 METAR KASD 151753Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM FEW030 34/26 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T03390261 10339 20272 58012 METAR KBVE 151751Z AUTO 21009G18KT 10SM FEW023 BKN040 BKN048 27/26 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 60000 T02720261 10306 20267 58007 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1300 CDT...RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 15 TO 60 MILES EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ALL OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE NEAREST LIGHTNING ACTIVITY TO THE OPERATIONS AREA WAS ABOUT 45 MILES SOUTH OF HOPEDALE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.77 FT AT 1230 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.69 AT 1300 CDT. GRPL1 0.33 FT AT 1120 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 08/15/2010 SUN 02:56AM LDT 1.3 H 02:48PM LDT 0.1 L 08/16/2010 MON 03:46AM LDT 1.5 H 03:58PM LDT 0.0 L 08/17/2010 TUE 04:44AM LDT 1.6 H 04:56PM LDT -0.1 L 08/18/2010 WED 05:49AM LDT 1.6 H 05:49PM LDT -0.1 L 08/19/2010 THU 06:55AM LDT 1.6 H 06:36PM LDT -0.1 L .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........79 79 79 79 79 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 90 89 89 89 RH..............65 66 66 66 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 102 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........79 63 63 63 51 51 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 87 85 84 83 83 RH..............67 69 77 79 81 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 100 99 97 97 96 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 6 W 8 W 9 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 40 40 30 30 SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC CH CH .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 84 87 88 89 89 RH..............86 81 74 70 68 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 96 102 106 108 105 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 9 NW 7 NW 6 N 6 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............2 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC LC SM SM $$ FORECASTER...SHIELDS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100815.HOPED.11/LIX