FNUS74 KLIX 151513 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1013 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK BOUNDARY IS DRAPED ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS AND NE TOWARDS MEMPHIS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WERE NOTED OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN LA. MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE OVER THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS HAVE MOVED INLAND. A 6MB GRADIENT WAS ACROSS THE GLFMEX WITH 1021MB ALONG THE W FL COAST...1015MB PRESSURE ALONG THE LOWER TX COAST. PRESSURE AT PORT FOURCHON IS 1019MB AND STEADY. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS EXPECTED TODAY. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS EXPECTED SUNDAY. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS... MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR THE BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS AND LAKE BORGNE .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 METAR KBVE 151451Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM FEW050 24/20 A3011 RMK AO2 RAE23 SLP196 P0003 60007 T02440200 50001 TSNO METAR KGAO 151502Z AUTO 09009KT 10SM VCTS CLR 26/22 A3010 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W THRU NE METAR KHUM 151450Z 16006KT 6SM TSRA SCT014 BKN040 24/24 A3010 RMK TSB50 TS NW MOVG NE METAR KMDJ 151240Z AUTO 15021G28KT 9SM BKN100 24/22 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 151450Z AUTO 15011G17KT 9SM CLR 26/23 A3008 RMK A01 .RADAR... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED INLAND AND ARE NOW ACROSS NORTHERN TERREBONNE PARISH. THESE SHOWERS ARE PRODUCING BRIEF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS. A FEW SHOWERS REMAIN OVER THE LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS. THESE SHOWERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH AND LIGHT RAINFALL. IN ADDITION THESE STORMS MAY LOCALLY PRODUCE ROUGH SEA CONDITIONS AND WATERSPOUTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS AND MOVE TOWARDS THE PORT FOURCHON AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.25 FT AND STEADY...HIGH TIDE OCCURRING. GISL1 1.86 FT AND STEADY...HIGH TIDE OCCURRING. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........78 78 81 81 81 81 81 81 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............79 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 RH..............79 78 78 76 76 76 77 79 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 25 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 60 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY BUT ROUGH/VERY ROUGH NEAR TSM. HRLY RAIN (IN)...35 .35 .35 .35 .35 .35 .35 .35 .35 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........81 88 88 88 75 75 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 77 77 76 76 75 RH..............79 85 86 87 88 89 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 9 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY................................... HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........75 80 80 80 85 85 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............75 76 78 80 81 81 RH..............91 88 79 76 74 74 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 80 80 80 80 80 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY................................... HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100515.PORTF.07/LIX