FNUS74 KLIX 240913 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 413 AM CDT MON MAY 24 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 0900 CDT...LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATED MUCH OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD. A RIDGE AXIS IS STILL SITUATED OVER THE SERN CONUS AND INTO THE GULF WITH HIGH PRESSURE ALSO DOMINATING MUCH OF THE GULF. LOWER PRESSURE ALONG THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES 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 1015MB. .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 240851Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 23/21 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02280211 55004 TSNO METAR KGAO 240903Z AUTO 00000KT 20/20 A2997 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 240900Z AUTO 7SM CLR 21/21 A2997 RMK AO2 METAR KMDJ 240855Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 240855Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2995 RMK A01 .RADAR...AT 0400 CDT RADAR WAS CLEAR. A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE BEING DETECTED NEAR THE FL BIG BEND REGION. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.76 FT AT 0345 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.89 AT 0659 CDT. GISL1 1.38 FT AT 0347 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.55 AT 0757 CDT. PTFL1 1.55 FT AT 0349 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.63 AT 0715 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOUCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........M 43 47 47 46 44 41 39 37 37 39 41 43 45 WEATHER COV.....M SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....M TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M 78 78 79 79 80 81 82 83 83 83 83 83 83 RH..............M 80 80 79 77 76 75 73 72 72 71 70 70 70 20 FT WIND DIR..M SW W NW N NE NE E E E SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..M 3 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.M 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............M 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......M SM SM LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 45 40 35 35 40 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............82 82 81 79 78 77 RH..............70 71 72 74 75 76 20 FT WIND......S 5 SW 4 SW 3 W 4 W 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM LC LC .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........44 46 48 50 51 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 78 80 82 83 83 RH..............76 76 74 72 71 72 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 6 N 5 NE 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 SEAS............1 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100524.PORTF.01/LIX