FNUS74 KLIX 202225
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
525 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

.SYNOPSIS...AT 21Z A 1015MB HIGH WAS SITUATED OVER THE E
GLFMEX...RIDGING TO 91W. A 4MB GRADIENT WAS ACROSS THE W
GLFMEX...1013MB AT FRINGE OF RIDGE TO 1007MB ALG LWR TX CST. SFC
PRES OVR THE SPOT LOCATION IS 1014MB.

.WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY...
...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL TSTMS ACROSS THE MARINE AREAS THIS AFTN.
...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...NO RISK OF SVR TSTMS.

.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 202110Z 15010KT 7SM SCT030 30/23 A2989 RMK LAST
METAR KBVE 202151Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2991
METAR KGAO 202202Z AUTO 15012G16KT SCT026 31/23 A2990
METAR KHUM 202150Z 17008KT 7SM SCT034 29/23 A2989
METAR KMDJ 202155Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A2991
METAR KDLP 202155Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM SCT020 BKN027 BKN032 29/23 A2990

.RADAR...
NO ECHOES DETECTED NEAR THE OPS AREA OR THE N GLFMEX. NO LGTNG
DETECTED GLFMEX.

.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 1.45 FT AT 1637 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.69 AT 109 AM CDT.
GISL1 1.29 FT AT 1722 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.62 AT 2AM CDT.
PTFL1 1.34 FT AT 1707 CDT FALLING.

.PORT FOURCHON TIDES (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES)
THU MAY 20...L 1249 AM -0.14...H 0119 PM +0.95
FRI MAY 21...L 1245 AM +0.09...H 1110 AM +0.70
SAT MAY 22...L 1212 AM +0.31...H 0839 AM +0.70
SUN MAY 23...H 0802 AM +0.85...L 0552 PM -0.01
MON MAY 24...H 0739 AM +1.03...L 0624 PM -0.25

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........M   35  35  35  34  33  32  31  30  33  40  47  54
WEATHER COV.....M   SCH
WEATHER TYPE....M   TSM
TEMP............M   82  81  79  79  78  78  78  77  77  77  76  76
RH..............M   74  77  81  83  85  86  86  86  87  87  89  89
20 FT WIND DIR..M   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..M   7   6   6   7   8   9   9   9   8   7   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.M   15  10  10  15  15  20  20  20  15  15  10  10
CHC OF PCPN (%).M   20  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
SEAS............M   2   1   1   1   1   1   1   2   2   2   2   2
SEA STATE.......M   CH  LC  LC  LC  CH  CH  CH  CH  CH  CH  LC  LC

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........56     57     51     47     46     44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............76     78     83     83     84     85
RH..............90     84     73     71     70     68
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 4    E 2    SE 3   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
SEAS............2      2      2      2      2      2
SEA STATE.......LC     SM     SM     SM     LC     LC

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24
REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100520.PORTF.14/LIX