FNUS74 KLIX 182304
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
604 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 MISSING
METAR KBVE 182251Z AUTO 22011G15KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2991
METAR KGAO 182242Z AUTO 22012G18KT 10SM SCT038 30/22 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG
     DSNT SW THRU N
METAR KHUM 182250Z 24010KT 7SM SCT100 28/21 A2991
METAR KMDJ
METAR KDLP 182235Z AUTO 22008G14KT 10SM SCT020 SCT028 29/23 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 1.21 FT AT 1730 CDT...FORECAST LOW TIDE IS 0.19 FT AT MIDNIGHT
CDT.

GISL1 1.00 FT AT 1730 CDT...FORECAST LOW TIDE IS 0.08 FT AT 0030 AM
CDT.


.REST OF 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.15/LIX