FNUS74 KLIX 211712 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1212 PM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 16Z A 1022MB RIDGE WAS OVER CAROLINAS WITH 1018MB HIGH NEAR APALACHICOLA FL...6MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX TO 1013MB LWR TX CST. PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL LOCATION 1017MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON SVR TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON SVR TSTMS MAINLY OVER 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 SPECI K9F2 211647Z 11008KT 7SM SCT030 28/25 A3000 METAR KBVE 211651Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM FEW024 29/23 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02940233 TSNO METAR KGAO 211642Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM BKN026 BKN033 BKN039 30/23 A3001 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 211550Z 16007KT 7SM SCT020 30/23 A3000 METAR KMDJ 211655Z AUTO 13010KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 211655Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3001 RMK A01 .RADAR... NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED ON RADAR. NO LGT OVER GLFMEX. SAT IMAGES INDICATE A CONVERGENT BAND OF MDT CU-TCU CLOUDS THAT APPEAR TO BE ENHANCING FM 40NM SE OF MOUTH OF MS RIVER-SE TO NEAR KEY WEST FL. THE CLOUD FIELD IS GROWING IN COVERAGE OFF THE MOUTH OF THE MS RIVER AND MAY DEVELOP INTO SCT SHRA DURING THE NEXT HOUR...THRU 1 PM CDT. PROJECTED CELL MOVMT...NW 17KT. AREAL MOVMT STNRY OR DRIFT N. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.41 FT AT 1139 CDT STEADY NEAR HIGH TIDE. GISL1 1.17 FT AT 1124 CDT STEADY NEAR HIGH TIDE. PTFL1 1.23 FT AT 1139 CDT STEADY NEAR HIGH TIDE. .PORT FOURCHON TIDES (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 TUE MAY 25...H 0122 AM +1.22...L 0706 PM -0.42 .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........48 48 48 46 45 43 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............82 83 83 83 82 82 RH..............76 74 73 74 74 76 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........42 39 33 26 24 25 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 80 78 78 77 76 RH..............76 81 87 88 91 92 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........26 26 25 23 23 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 78 81 82 83 83 RH..............89 85 77 74 73 71 20 FT WIND......S 4 SE 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100521.PORTF.10/LIX