FNUS74 KLIX 251711 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1211 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1100 CDT...A WK TROF OF LOW PRES WAS ALG THE IMMEDIATE COAST FM THE BILOXI MARSHES EWD TO NR KAQQ FL. A WEAK 1016MB HIGH WAS CNTRD NR 28N/90W. 3MB GRADIENT ACROSS E GLFMEX FROM 1013MB ALG W FL PEN TO HIGH. 4MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX FM HIGH TO 1012MB ALG TX COAST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1015MB. SCT STRONG STORMS OVR N-CNTRL MS WILL BE MOVG S TOWARDS THE GLFMEX THRUOUT THE DAY. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DVLP OVR LAND AREAS THIS AFTN. OUTFLOW FM THESE CLUSTERS LKLY TO INTERACT WITH LK/GLF BREEZES THIS AFTN FOR INCRG STRONG TSTM COVERAGE DURG AFTN/EVE...MOVG INTO N GLFMEX OVRNGT. OUTFLOW GUSTS 35-45KT ARE PSBL OVR AND NR OPS AREA THIS EVE/OVRNGT. .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. ...NOWCAST ISSUED 1147 AM CDT... ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND QUICKLY INCREASE TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS COASTAL MISSISSIPPI THROUGH 1 PM. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO ALSO DEVELOP AND MOVE WEST ACROSS THE PEARL RIVER INTO THE NORTHSHORE AREAS OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. A FEW OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH...PEA SIZE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .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 251651Z AUTO 34007KT 7SM CLR 31/24 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T03060244 TSNO METAR KGAO 251703Z AUTO 03005KT CLR 33/23 A2997 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 251650Z 36004KT 7SM FEW100 33/21 A2998 METAR KMDJ 251655Z AUTO 01007KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 251655Z AUTO 35009KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2996 RMK A01 .RADAR...AT 1200 CDT NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED NEAR THE SPOT LOCATION. NO LGTNG DETECTED OVER GLFMEX. TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO INITIATE OVR COASTAL LA AROUND 2 PM. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.34 FT AT 1141 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.19 FT AT 1756 CDT. GISL1 1.18 FT AT 1141 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.06 FT AT 1858 CDT. PTFL1 1.14 FT AT 1141 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.01 FT AT 1911 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 05/28/2010 FRI 10:26AM LDT 1.4 H 09:46PM LDT -0.3 L 05/29/2010 SAT 11:09AM LDT 1.3 H 10:32PM LDT -0.2 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........54 54 54 54 51 51 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 84 84 84 84 83 RH..............75 73 72 72 73 73 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE S SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........51 36 31 31 33 32 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 81 79 78 78 78 RH..............73 75 80 82 81 79 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 E 4 NE 4 NE 6 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM LC SM .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........32 28 41 41 50 50 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............78 79 81 82 83 83 RH..............79 76 71 70 68 66 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 4 NE 4 E 5 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100525.PORTF.09/LIX