FNUS74 KLIX 192059
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
359 PM CDT WED MAY 19 2010

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

.SYNOPSIS....
1010MB LOW LOCATED OVER THE COASTAL CAROLINAS WITH ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT EXTENDING INTO SOUTHERN MS AND SOUTHEASTERN LA. RELATIVELY
FLAT GRADIENT FROM THE EAST GULF TO THE CENTRAL GULF WITH A TIGHTER
GRADIENT FROM THE CENTRAL GULF TO THE WESTERN GULF. 1014MB HIGH
CENTERED NEAR TAMPA WITH RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING WESTWARD TO THE
CENTRAL GULF. 4MB GRADIENT FROM WESTERN EXTENT OF RIDGE AXIS TO
CORPUS CHRISTI WHERE PRESSURE IS 1009MB. SFC PRESSURE AT SPOT
LOCATION...1013MB.

.WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY...
...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED. HOWEVER...A FEW ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.

...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
LAND AREAS.

.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 192051Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2991
METAR KGAO 192042Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2989
METAR KHUM 192050Z 17004KT 7SM VCRA SCT030 BKN070 27/27 A2989
METAR KMDJ 192035Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM FEW016 SCT023 SCT028 27/24 A2992
METAR KDLP 192035Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2990

.RADAR...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREAS IN THE
VICINITY OF HOUMA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE GENERALLY ORIENTED ALONG A
NORTH-SOUTH LINE THAT IS ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF THE SPOT LOCATION.
THIS ACTIVITY IS PRODUCING INFREQUENT LIGHTNING...LESS THAN 5
STRIKES EVERY 5 MINUTES.

.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 1.59 FT AT 1530 CDT...FORECAST LOW TIDE IS 0.36 FT AT MIDNIGHT
CDT.

GISL1 1.32 FT AT 1530 CDT...FORECAST HIGH TIDE IS 0.25 FT AT 0100
CDT.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........48  48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NO SIG WX
TEMP............81  81
RH..............73  73
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10
CHC OF PCPN (%).10  10
SEAS............1   1
SEA STATE.......SMOOTH

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........48     48     48     48     37     37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............82     80     77     77     76     76
RH..............71     80     86     88     93     93
20 FT WIND......SW 4   S 6    S 6    S 7    S 7    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     15     15     15
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
SEAS............1      1      1      1      1      1
SEA STATE.......SMOOTH..................................

.THURSDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........37     30     30     30     39     39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............76     78     80     81     82     82
RH..............90     85     78     75     77     79
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 7    SE 6   SE 6   SE 6   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     15
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
SEAS............1      2      2      2      1      1
SEA STATE.......SMOOTH..................................

$$
FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100519.PORTF.13/LIX