FNUS74 KLIX 202314
FWSLIX

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

.SYNOPSIS...AT 22Z A 1015MB HIGH WAS SITUATED OVER THE E
GLFMEX...RIDGING TO 92W. 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 MSG
METAR KBVE 202251Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM FEW022 28/23 A2991
METAR KGAO 202302Z AUTO 16010KT SCT023 SCT039 30/22 A2989
METAR KHUM 202250Z 17008KT 7SM SCT030 28/23 A2988
METAR KMDJ 202255Z AUTO 17013KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2991
METAR KDLP 202255Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM SCT021 SCT027 SCT037 28/23 A2990

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

.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 1.43 FT AT 1722 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.69 AT 109 AM CDT.
GISL1 1.27 FT AT 1722 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.62 AT 2AM CDT.
PTFL1 1.36 FT AT 1737 CDT STEADY.

.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)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........35  35  35  34  33  32  31  33  40  47  54  56
WEATHER COV.....SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM
TEMP............82  81  79  79  78  78  78  77  77  77  76  76
RH..............77  81  83  85  86  86  86  87  87  89  89  90
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..7   6   7   8   9   9   9   9   8   7   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  10  15  15  20  20  20  20  15  15  10  10
CHC OF PCPN (%).20  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
CEILINGS........20  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
SEAS............2   1   1   1   1   1   2   2   2   2   2   2
SEA STATE.......CH  LC  LC  CH  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

$$
FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/22
REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100520.PORTF.15/LIX