FNUS74 KLIX 182106 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 406 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS.... 1011MB LOW LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDING INTO CENTRAL MS...CENTRAL LA AND CENTRAL. RELATIVELY FLAT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. BROAD 1015MB SFC HIGH CENTERED OVER CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. SFC PRESSURE AT SPOT LOCATION...1014MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS POSSIBLE TODAY. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. .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 K9F2 MISG METAR KBVE 182051Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A2993 METAR KGAO 182042Z AUTO 20011G15KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A2992 METAR KHUM 182047Z 21006KT 7SM SCT040 32/21 A2991 METAR KMDJ MISG METAR KDLP 182035Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM FEW021 28/22 A2993 .RADAR... AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH OF VERMILION BAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN ALONG A BOUNDARY THAT IS STALLED ROUGHLY ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR. A FEW OF THE STORMS HAVE BEEN STRONG TO SEVERE PRODUCING ISOLATED STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. THIS ACTIVITY APPEARS TO BE MOVING GENERALLY IN AN EASTWARD DIRECTION ALONG THE BOUNDARY BUT MAY BEGIN TO SAG SOUTHWARD LATER THIS AFTERNOON. CLOSEST CONVECTION IS 50-75 MILES FROM PORT FOURCHON AT THIS TIME. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.65 FT AT 1530 CDT...FORECAST LOW TIDE IS 0.19 FT AT MIDNIGHT CDT. GISL1 1.41 FT AT 1530 CDT...FORECAST LOW TIDE IS 0.08 FT AT 0030 CDT. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........57 57 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............83 83 RH..............64 66 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......LT CHOP/SMOOTH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........57 37 37 37 30 30 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE FOG TEMP............82 79 78 78 76 75 RH..............67 83 84 80 84 90 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 3 W 3 W 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH.................................... .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 30 30 30 34 34 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 76 78 81 81 81 RH..............91 88 81 75 75 74 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 SW 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH.................................... $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100518.PORTF.13/LIX