FNUS74 KLIX 171115 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 615 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 171051Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR BKN005 21/21 A3000 METAR KGAO 171102Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR BKN001 18/18 A3000 METAR KHUM 171050Z 00000KT 3SM BR SCT006 20/20 A3000 METAR KMDJ MISG METAR KDLP 171050Z AUTO 06003KT 4SM BR SCT015 23/23 A2999 .RADAR... NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED NEAR THE SPOT LOCATION. COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL LA WAS MOVING SE AROUND 25KT TOWARDS THE COAST. A PORTION OF THIS COMPLEX HAS BOWED OUT WITH POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 60 MPH. IF THIS COMPLEX OF STORMS HOLDS TOGETHER...IT SHOULD REACH THE COAST DURING THE LATE MORNING. ON ITS CURRENT PATH THE STRONGEST STORMS WOULD PASS NORTHEAST OF PORT FOURCHON AND THE SPILL AREA. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL STORMS MAY DEVELOP THAT WOULD AFFECT THE SPOT LOCATION. .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) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 36 36 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............73 73 75 77 78 79 80 80 81 81 81 81 RH..............85 85 84 82 77 73 70 67 66 66 66 66 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH TO LIGHT CHOP........................... .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 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH TO LIGHT CHOP........................... .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 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH TO LIGHT CHOP........................... $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100517.PORTF.03/LIX