FNUS74 KLIX 232211 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 511 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1700 CDT...LARGE RIDGE EXTENSION FM APPALACHIANS INTO THE CNTRL GULF. LOWER PRESSURE NOTED ALONG THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES. THIS IS LEADING TO A LONG FETCHED ELY FLOW THRU FL STRAITS...ACROSS CNTRL GLFMEX THEN TURNING TO UPPER TX/SW LA COAST. 5-6MB PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF. SFC PRESSURE AT SPILL LOCATION 1017MB. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA ACROSS NRN FL AND ENTERING THE EXTREME NERN GULF. .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... ...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 KBVE 232151Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM FEW030 30/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T03000228 TSNO METAR KGAO 232203Z AUTO 11007KT CLR 32/22 A3000 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 232155Z 13007KT 7SM SCT037 32/22 A3000 METAR KMDJ 232155Z AUTO 11012KT 10SM FEW018 27/23 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 232155Z AUTO 12010KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A3000 RMK A01 .RADAR...NO PCPN WAS DETECTED IN OPERATIONS AREA. THERE ARE A FEW SHRA AND POSSIBLY AN EMBEDDED TSRA OVER THE SOUTHSHORE(NEW ORLEANS METRO) ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERACTION OF THE SEA/LAKE BREEZE. A LINE OF TSRA IS OVER S AL TO APALACHEE BAY FL...MOVING SW AT 12KT. LIGHTNING IS BEING DETECTED OVER THE APALACHEE BAY/FL BIG BEND AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.88 FT AT 1635 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.82 WITHIN THE HR. GISL1 0.68 FT AT 1648 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.58 AT 1801 CDT. PTFL1 0.61 FT AT 1635 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.49 AT 1756 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOUCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 05/23/2010 SUN 06:00PM LDT 0.2 L 05/24/2010 MON 08:01AM LDT 1.0 H 06:41PM LDT 0.0 L 05/25/2010 TUE 08:25AM LDT 1.2 H 07:26PM LDT -0.2 L 05/26/2010 WED 09:01AM LDT 1.3 H 08:12PM LDT -0.3 L 05/27/2010 THU 09:43AM LDT 1.4 H 08:59PM LDT -0.3 L TIME (CDT) 5PM SKY (%).........31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............84 RH..............69 20 FT WIND DIR..SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 SEAS............2 SEA STATE.......CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........31 27 27 27 27 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............84 81 79 78 78 77 RH..............69 76 79 79 78 76 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 8 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 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 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH LC LC LC LC .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........43 46 41 36 36 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 79 82 83 84 84 RH..............74 76 69 68 66 65 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM SM SM $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100523.PORTF.14/LIX