FNUS74 KLIX 172101
FWSLIX

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

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

.SYNOPSIS...
1010MB LOW LOCATED OVER EASTERN KY BORDER WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
EXTNDG INTO AR AND NORTHEASTERN TX. RELATIVELY FLAT PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. 1017MB SFC HIGH CENTERED OVER THE
NORTHCENTRAL GULF AND A WEAK PRESSURE TROUGH STRETCHING DOWN THE
EAST COAST AND INTO THE FL PENINSULA FROM THE SFC LOW OVER KY. SFC
PRESSURE AT SPOT LOCATION...1015MB


.WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY...
...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS POSSIBLE TODAY.
...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

METAR KBVE 172051Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150
     T02830228 58017 TSNO
METAR KGAO 172042Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN040 BKN049 30/22 A2997 RMK
     AO2
METAR KHUM 172047Z 14007KT 7SM SCT045 31/21 A2997
METAR KMDJ MISG
METAR KDLP 172035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A2997 RMK A01

.RADAR...
NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED NEAR THE SPOT LOCATION BUT ISOLATED '
THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER THE MISSISSIPPI COAST.


.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 2.18 FT AT 1221 CDT...LOW TIDE IS 0.21 FT AT 11PM CDT.
GISL1 1.77 FT AT 1028 CDT...HIGH TIDE OCCURING.


.REST OF TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........36  36
WEATHER COV.....    ISO
WEATHER TYPE....    TSM
TEMP............81  81
RH..............66  67
20 FT WIND DIR..VRB VRB
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.    5
CHC OF PCPN (%).20  20
SEAS............2   1
SEA STATE.......SMOOTH

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........36     33     32     32     21     22
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM FOG    FOG
TEMP............80     77     76     76     75     74
RH..............67     71     78     84     88     85
20 FT WIND......W 2    W 2    W 2    W 2    W 2    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     10     10
SEAS............1      2      2      2      2      2
SEA STATE.......SMOOTH TO LT CHOP.......................

.TUESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........22     34     34     34     34     28
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY                      S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............74     76     79     81     82     82
RH..............85     79     74     69     66     66
20 FT WIND......W 4    W 5    W 5    W 6    W 6    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     20     20
SEAS............2      2      2      2      2      2
SEA STATE.......SMOOTH TO LT CHOP.......................

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/NWS MOBILE
REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100517.PORTF.13/LIX