FNUS74 KLIX 211814 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 114 PM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 17Z 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 211751Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02940233 10300 20244 50000 TSNO METAR KGAO 211742Z AUTO 17006KT BKN026 BKN035 30/23 A3001 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 211750Z 17006KT 7SM SCT033 SCT040 31/22 A3001 METAR KMDJ 211755Z AUTO 13009KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 211755Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW013 29/24 A3001 RMK A01 .RADAR... ISOLATED SHRA WERE DETECTED 58NM SSE OF MOUTH OF MS RIVER...MOVG N 5KT. NO LGT OVER GLFMEX. SAT IMAGES INDICATE A CONVERGENT BAND OF MDT CU-TCU CLOUDS THAT ARE 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 WILL LIKELY DEVELOP INTO SCT SHRA THRU 3 PM CDT. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SLOW MOVG WATERSPOUTS UNDER DVLPG TCU. PROJECTED CELL MOVMT...N 5KT. AREAL MOVMT STNRY OR DRIFT N. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.38 FT AT 1239 CDT STEADY NEAR HIGH TIDE. GISL1 1.17 FT AT 1253 CDT STEADY NEAR HIGH TIDE. PTFL1 1.20 FT AT 1253 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) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........48 46 43 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 83 82 RH..............74 74 76 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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......S 4 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 1 1 1 1 1 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......SE 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 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 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.11/LIX