FNUS74 KLIX 182219
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
519 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010

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

.SYNOPSIS....
1010MB LOW LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA WITH ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT EXTENDING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MS AND SOUTHERN LA. RELATIVELY FLAT
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. BROAD 1016MB 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

SPECI K9F2 182140Z 21008KT 7SM SCT020 29/22 A2990 RMK LAST
METAR KBVE 182151Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2991
METAR KGAO 182202Z AUTO 20011G16KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT
     SW THRU N
METAR KHUM 182150Z 21010KT 7SM SCT035 30/21 A2990
METAR KMDJ
METAR KDLP 182155Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM FEW018 SCT026 27/23 A2991

.RADAR...
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY LOCATED ABOUT 40
MILES SOUTH OF TERREBONNE PARISH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST
AT 20 MPH.  ANOTHER BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM NEW IBERIA
TO THE EAST THROUGH BATON ROUGE AND INTO LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND
THE NEW ORLEANS AREA.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO MOVING TO THE
EAST AT 20 MPH...WITH NO SOUTHWARD MOVEMENT TOWARD LOWER LAFOURCHE
AND TERREBONNE PARISHES AT THIS TIME.

.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 1.36 FT AT 1636 CDT...FORECAST LOW TIDE IS 0.19 FT AT MIDNIGHT
CDT.

GISL1 1.18 FT AT 1636 CDT...FORECAST LOW TIDE IS 0.08 FT AT 1230 AM
CDT.

TIME (CDT)      5PM
SKY (%).........57
WEATHER COV.....SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM
TEMP............83
RH..............66
20 FT WIND DIR..W
20 FT WIND SPD..3
20 FT WIND GUST.5
CHC OF PCPN (%).20
SEAS............1
SEA STATE.......LIGHT CHOP

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........57  37  37  37  37  37  37  30  30  30  30  30
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH             PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM             FOG FOG
TEMP............82  81  79  78  78  78  78  77  76  75  75  74
RH..............67  80  83  84  84  83  80  83  84  89  90  92
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..3   2   3   3   3   4   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   5   5       10  10  10  10  10
CHC OF PCPN (%).20  20  20  20  20  20  20  10  10  10  10  10
SEAS............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
SEA STATE.......LIGHT CHOP.....................................

$$
FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100518.PORTF.14/LIX