FNUS74 KLIX 171011
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
511 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.SYNOPSIS....
RELATIVELY FLAT PRESSURE GRADIENT EXISTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF.
1016MB HIGH CENTERED SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH A 1014MB
LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH VERMILLION BAY AND
SOUTHWESTWARD INTO SOUTH TEXAS. PRESSURE AT SPOT LOCATION...1014MB.

.WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY...
...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS PSBL TONIGHT.
...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...NO TSTMS FORECAST.

.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 170951Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR CLR 21/21 A2999
METAR KGAO 170942Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM BR VV005 19/19 A2999
METAR KHUM 170940Z AUTO 1/2SM FG OVC003 20/20 A2998
METAR KMDJ MISG
METAR KDLP 170950Z AUTO 07005KT 7SM BKN016 24/23 A2997

.RADAR...
NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED NEAR THE SPOT LOCATION. A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL LA WAS APPROACHING THE ATCHAFALAYA
BASIN AND MOVING SE AROUND 15KT TOWARDS THE COAST. IF THIS LINE OF
STORMS HOLDS TOGETHER...SHOULD REACH THE COAST DURING THE LATE
MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AND MAY CONTINUE TO THE SPILL AREA BY
MID-AFTERNOON.

.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 MISG. FORECAST HIGH TIDE IS 2.30 FT AT 11 AM CDT. LAST
OBSERVATION WAS AT 0200 CDT AND WATER LEVEL WAS .66 FT ABOVE
PREDICTED LEVEL.

GISL1 MISG. FORECAST HIGH TIDE IS 1.82 AT 1 PM CDT. LAST OBSERVATION
WAS AT 0200 CDT AND WATER LEVEL WAS 0.45 FT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVEL.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........39     39     39     39     39     39     36
WEATHER COV.....                     ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............73     73     77     79     80     81     81
RH..............84     85     82     73     67     66     66
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 5    W 4    W 4    SW 4   SW 5   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5      5      10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      10     20     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........36     33     32     32     31     32
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE   NONE
TEMP............80     78     76     75     74     74
RH..............67     71     78     84     88     85
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 4    S 4    SW 5   SW 5   SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      10     10     5
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     10     10

.TUESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........32     34     34     34     34     28
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............74     76     79     80     81     81
RH..............85     79     74     69     66     66
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 4    SW 4   SW 5   SW 5   S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      10     10     5
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     20     20     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100517.PORTF.02/LIX