FNUS74 KLIX 142314
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
614 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

.SYNOPSIS...AN E-W 9MB PRESSURE GRADIENT EXTENDS ACROSS THE N GLFMEX
FROM A 1023MB HIGH OVER NE GULF S OF APALACHICOLA /KAQQ/ FL TO A
1014MB TROUGH OVER SE TEXAS NR COLLEGE STATION /KCLL/ TX. ELY FLOW
PERSISTS ALONG THE LA COAST. PRESSURE AT PORT FOURCHON IS 1020MB AND
FALLING.

.WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY...
...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL THUNDER...SVR TSTMS NOT EXPECTED SAT.

.NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS...
...K9F2 - FOURCHON LA
...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS
...KGAO - GALLIANO LA AWOS
...KHUM - HOUMA LA AWOS
...KMDJ - MS CANYON 28.7N 89.8W
...KDLP - WEST DELTA 29.1N 89.6W

SPECI K9F2 142130Z MISG
METAR KBVE 142251Z AUTO 11011KT 7SM FEW018 27/22 A3013
    RMK AO2 SLP202 T02720222 TSNO
METAR KGAO 142242Z AUTO 09010KT 10SM SCT001 28/22 A3011
METAR KHUM 142250Z 11008KT 7SM SCT027 BKN040 29/22 A3010
METAR KMDJ 142255Z AUTO 11016KT 6SM BR CLR 25/24 A3011
METAR KDLP 142250Z AUTO 11016KT 5SM HZ CLR 26/23 A3010

.RADAR...
ISOLATED SHOWERS WERE LOCATED OVER E-CNTRL LA ABOUT 150 NM NW OF
SPOT LOCATION...MOVING NW...AWAY FROM OPS AREA. NO ECHOES WERE
DECTECTED OVER THE COASTAL AREAS AND SURF ZONE. NO LIGHTNING WAS
DETECTED OVER THE GLFMEX.

.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 0.12 FT AND FALLING...PROJECTED LOW TIDE -0.33 AT 8PM CDT
GISL1 0.25 FT AND FALLING...PROJECTED LOW TIDE -0.29 AT 8PM CDT

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........40  40  40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............79  79  79
RH..............79  79  81
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..10  11  11
20 FT WIND GUST.20  25  25
CHC OF PCPN (%).10  10  10
SEAS............4   4   4
SEA STATE.......CHOPPY......
HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0 0.0 0.0

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........44     60     60     60     70     70
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............76     77     78     79     79     79
RH..............90     86     84     84     83     82
20 FT WIND......SE 11  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     20     20     20     20
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     20     20     40     40     40
SEAS............4      4      4      4      4      4
SEA STATE.......CHOPPY................................

$$
FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24
REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100514.PORTF.16/LIX