FNUS74 KLIX 150009
FWSLIX

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

.SYNOPSIS...AN E-W 10MB PRESSURE GRADIENT EXTENDS ACROSS THE N GLFMEX
FROM A 1022MB HIGH OVER NE GULF S OF APALACHICOLA /KAQQ/ FL TO A
1012MB TROUGH OVER LWR TX COAST. ELY FLOW PERSISTS ALONG THE LA
COAST. PRESSURE AT PORT FOURCHON IS 1019MB AND FALLING.

.WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY...
...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTM 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 MISG
METAR KBVE 142351Z AUTO 11010KT 6SM HZ FEW014 26/23 A3011
METAR KGAO 142342Z AUTO 10010G15KT 10SM SCT001 BKN021 BKN027 27/22
     A3010
METAR KHUM 142250Z 11008KT 7SM SCT027 BKN040 29/22 A3010
METAR KMDJ 142335Z AUTO 11016KT 7SM CLR 25/24 A3010
METAR KDLP 142330Z AUTO 12016KT 5SM HZ CLR 26/24 A3009

.RADAR...
ISOLATED SHOWERS WERE LOCATED OVER E-CNTRL LA NEAR BATON
ROUGE...ABOUT 113 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 0.14 FT AND FALLING...PROJECTED LOW TIDE -0.33 AT 8PM CDT
GISL1 0.18 FT AND FALLING...PROJECTED LOW TIDE -0.29 AT 8PM CDT

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

.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...................................
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NOTE: LAST SPOT FORECAST OF THE DAY

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24
REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100514.PORTF.17/LIX