FNUS74 KLIX 282211 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 511 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1700 CDT...THERE WAS A RATHER WEAK 4 MB GRADIENT ACROSS THE GLFMEX...1008MB OVR FL BIG BEND TO 1012MB NEAR THE LWR TX CST. THIS IS LEADING TO VERY LIGHT NW-W WINDS. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION IS 1009MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON SVR TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...5% CHC SVR DURG AFTN HRS OVER LAND...5% CHC SVR OVR GLFMEX EVE/NIGHT. .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 282151Z AUTO 24006KT 8SM CLR 29/22 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP088 T02940222 TSNO METAR KGAO 282203Z AUTO 20006KT CLR 30/21 A2980 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW PWINO METAR KHUM 282050Z 00000KT 7SM BKN060 32/18 A2982 METAR KMDJ 282155Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A2982 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 282155Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A2979 RMK A01 .RADAR...AT 1700 CDT...SCT TSTMS OVER MUCH OF SE LA AND THE SRN HALF OF MS ARE MOVG TO THE SOUTH TWRDS THE NRN GULF. SOME ACTIVITY HAS ALREADY MOVED OFF THE LA COAST NEAR TERREBONNE AND LAFOURCHE PARISHES. AFTER THESE INITIAL TSTMS MOVE FURTHER INTO THE GULF THINGS MAY QUIET DOWN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BUT ANOTHER BATCH OF SHRA AND TSTMS SHOULD MOVE TWRDS THE LA COAST AND NEAR THE PORT FOURCHON OPERATIONS AGAIN. THAT ACTIVITY WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY WINDS NEAR 30 KTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.70 FT AT 1629 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.05 FT AT 2000 CDT. GISL1 0.52 FT AT 1631 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.13 FT AT 2300 CDT. PTFL1 0.47 FT AT 1637 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.16 FT AT 2058 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 05/30/2010 SUN 11:49AM LDT 1.3 H 11:13PM LDT -0.1 L 05/31/2010 MON 12:25PM LDT 1.2 H 11:49PM LDT 0.0 L 06/01/2010 TUE 12:55PM LDT 1.1 H TIME (CDT) 5PM SKY (%).........51 WEATHER COV.....ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............83 RH..............67 20 FT WIND DIR..SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 SEAS............1 SEA STATE.......LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........51 39 39 39 46 46 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 80 79 79 78 78 RH..............67 73 78 80 82 82 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 7 W 7 W 8 W 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC CH CH CH CH .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 42 42 42 56 56 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............78 80 82 83 84 84 RH..............82 78 72 70 67 66 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 W 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100528.PORTF.15/LIX