FNUS74 KLIX 161334 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 834 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS.... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE LA COAST IS LIKELY TO BECOME ACTIVATED WITH TSTMS THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES E FROM SW LA THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. A 6MB GRADIENT WAS ACROSS THE GLFMEX WITH 1019MB ALONG THE W FL COAST...1013MB ON THE TX COAST. PRESSURE AT PORT FOURCHON IS 1016MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS EXPECTED TODAY. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS EXPECTED MONDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND BECOME QUITE NUMEROUS AND STRONG THIS MORNING... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE DAY. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS...LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS DURING STRONGER STORMS AND EVEN A FEW WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY UNDER RAPIDLY DEVELOPING STORMS. MARINERS OPERATING IN THE COASTAL WATERS SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF INCLEMENT WEATHER MOVING INTO OR DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER THE AREA TODAY. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE MARINE WEATHER WARNINGS TODAY. .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 161251Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM FEW018 24/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02390211 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 161322Z AUTO 14009KT 7SM TS SCT001 BKN011 BKN017 27/25 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS METAR KHUM 161250Z 20005KT 7SM SCT012 BKN026 OVC080 25/25 A2997 METAR KMDJ MISG METAR KDLP 161315Z AUTO 13010KT 9SM 26/22 A2999 RMK A01 .RADAR... A LARGE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 16 KT ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN LA. AT 8AM CDT THIS LINE WAS BEGINNING TO PUSH EAST OF THE I55 CORRIDOR WITH ACTIVITY STRETCHING FROM NORTH OF AMITE DOWN TO THE COAST NEAR GALLIANO. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...AND WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 25 KTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LINE. THIS BAND OF ACTIVITY MOVING INTO THE PORT FOURCHON AREA RIGHT NOW. THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER VERMILLION BAY AND THIS WILL MOVE EAST AS WELL. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.23 FT AND RISING...HIGH TIDE IS 2.26 AT 10AM CDT. GISL1 1.65 FT AND RISING...HIGH TIDE IS 1.86 AT 11AM CDT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........85 85 85 85 85 79 79 79 79 79 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............77 78 78 79 79 79 80 80 80 79 RH..............88 85 80 80 78 77 77 75 78 78 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY BUT ROUGH NEAR TSM.............. HRLY RAIN (IN). .23 .23 .23 .23 .23 .23 .23 .23 .23 .23 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........79 73 68 68 63 66 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 78 77 76 75 74 RH..............78 80 85 88 92 95 20 FT WIND......S 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 30 30 30 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 3 3 SEA STATE.......LT CHOP.................................. HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........66 70 70 70 52 52 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 76 80 82 84 86 RH..............93 85 73 68 64 60 20 FT WIND......W 6 NW 6 NW 5 NW 4 W 3 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LT CHOP.................................. HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100516.PORTF.05/LIX