FNUS74 KLIX 232310 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 610 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1800 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 ERLY FLOW THRU FL STRAITS...ACROSS CNTRL GULF 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. ISOLATED STORMS ACROSS S-CNTRL LA. .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 232251Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM SCT029 29/22 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02940217 TSNO METAR KGAO 232303Z AUTO 10005KT CLR 30/22 A3000 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 232255Z 15004KT 7SM SCT035 31/22 A3000 METAR KMDJ 232255Z AUTO 11012KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 232255Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2999 RMK A01 .RADAR...AT 1745 CDT. NO PCPN WAS DETECTED IN ANY OF THE OPERATIONS AREAS. THERE ARE A FEW SHRA AND TSRA NORTHWEST OF PORT FOURCHON. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS ABOUT 80 MILES TO THE NW AT 1745 CDT. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN OFF TO THE NORTH A QUICKLY DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET. A LINE OF TSRA OVER S AL AND SE ACROSS THE FL PANHANDLE AND INTO THE BIG BEND REGION CONTINUE TO WORK TO THE SW AT SW AT 12KT. THIS ACTIVITY AS WELL IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE OPERATIONS AREAS. LIGHTNING IS BEING BEING DETECTED WITH BOTH AREAS OF CONVECTION. .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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........31 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 35 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............84 82 81 80 79 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 RH..............72 76 78 79 80 80 80 80 78 78 76 76 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........43 47 46 44 41 39 36 35 36 39 41 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............77 77 79 80 82 83 83 84 84 84 84 84 RH..............74 78 76 71 69 67 68 66 66 65 65 66 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM SM SM SM SM SM SM SM LC .MONDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 45 40 35 35 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............83 81 79 78 77 76 RH..............66 71 75 76 79 82 20 FT WIND......S 5 SW 5 SW 5 W 6 W 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100523.PORTF.14/LIX