FNUS74 KLIX 152034 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 334 PM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS....SYNOPSIS...A WEAK BOUNDARY IS DRAPED ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS AND INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND EAST TOWARDS THE ATLANTIC. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CONTINUES OVER SOUTHEASTERN LA...SOUTHERN MS...AND ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS OVER CHANDELEUR AND BRETON SOUNDS. A 6MB GRADIENT WAS ACROSS THE GLFMEX WITH 1020MB ALONG THE W FL COAST...1014MB PRESSURE ALONG THE LOWER TX COAST. PRESSURE AT PORT FOURCHON IS 1018MB .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 POSSIBLE... .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 151951Z AUTO 15016G19KT 9SM CLR 28/24 A3007 RMK AO2 RAB03E14 SLP182 P0000 T02780239 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 152002Z AUTO 15014G19KT 10SM TS BKN023 BKN029 BKN035 30/23 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW THRU NE METAR KHUM 151950Z 15010KT 7SM SCT020 BKN036 28/27 A3007 METAR KMDJ 151240Z AUTO 15021G28KT 9SM BKN100 24/22 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 152010Z AUTO 14009KT 9SM CLR 31/24 A3004 RMK A01 .RADAR... A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO REMAIN MOSTLY SITUATED OVER THE BRETON...CHANDELEUR...AND MISSISSIPPI SOUNDS. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 KTS AND LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS. ALSO WATERSPOUTS ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION ESPECIALLY WITH ANY DEVELOPING STORM. FURTHER WEST...NORTH OF THE LA COAST TO LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP. THE MAJORITY REMAIN JUST NORTH OF THE COAST BUT A FEW SHOWERS KEEP DEVELOPING IN THE WATER AND MOVING NORTH. THIS ACTIVITY IS STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS. OTHER ACTIVITY TO WATCH IS AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. THIS COULD CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.22 FT AND FALLING...LOW TIDE IS 0.11 AT 10PM CDT. GISL1 1.27 FT AND FALLING...LOW TIDE IS 0.00 AT 11PM CDT. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........59 59 59 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 80 80 RH..............80 79 79 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 SEAS............4 4 4 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY......... HRLY RAIN (IN). .17 .17 .22 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........59 60 63 63 68 71 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 78 77 76 76 75 RH..............79 83 86 87 88 91 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 15 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............4 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 (%).........71 75 74 74 74 72 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............75 76 78 79 80 80 RH..............91 88 80 78 75 75 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 50 50 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.12/LIX