FNUS74 KLIX 292015 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 315 PM CDT SAT MAY 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1500 CDT...A 1008MB TROF OF LOW PRES WAS ORIENTED NW-SE FM EXTR SW MS...THRU KHSA...VCNTY 28N/87W. 1012MB HIGH NR 27N/90W. UPPER LVL LOW PRES SYS CONTS TO MOVE S TWDS THE N-CNTRL GLFMEX CST TWD SFC TROF. TSTMS TO CONT INCRG IN COVERG AND INTENSITY THRU RMNDR OF AFTN/ERLY EVE. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION IS 1009MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #233 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2000CDT FOR THE ENTIRE LIX CWA INCLUDING COASTAL WATERS OUT 20NM FROM SHORE. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...5% CHC SVR DURG AFTN HRS OVER LAND...5% CHC SVR OVR GLFMEX EVE/NIGHT. * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... INCLUDING GRAND ISLE AND TIMBALIER BAY... * UNTIL 415 PM CDT * AT 217 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER FROM 20 NM WEST OF TIMBALIER BAY TO 36 NM EAST OF GRAND ISLE...OR FROM 11 NM NORTHWEST OF TERREBONNE BAY TO 6 NM WEST OF PILOTTOWN... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. .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 291951Z AUTO 20005KT 9SM CLR 24/21 A2979 RMK AO2 RAE22 SLP089 P0025 T02440211 TSNO METAR KGAO 292003Z AUTO 15006KT TS CLR 26/20 A2979 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS METAR KHUM 291950Z 13005KT 5SM -RABR SCT040 23/22 A2979 METAR KMDJ 291955Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM BKN070 29/21 A2981 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 291955Z AUTO 21005G10KT 10SM FEW028 FEW033 SCT055 28/22 A2979 RMK A01 .RADAR...AT 1500 CDT...NMRS TSTMS XTNDD FM MORGAN CITY TO HOUMA TO MOUTH OF MS RIVER...MOVG S 8KT. FQT LGTNG...HVY RAFL...SMALL HAIL AND PSBL WATERSPOUTS ALG THIS LN OF STRMS. LGTNG TO CONT INCRG IN COVERG IN SPOT AREA THRU 1600 CDT. OPS AREA WILL BE IMPACTED WITH STG/SVR STORMS THRU 1700 CDT. SPCL MARINE WRNGS AND LCL SVR TSTM WRNGS ARE LKLY THRU 1700 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.35 FT AT 1453 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.26 FT AT 2214 CDT. GISL1 1.29 FT AT 1453 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.01 FT AT 2140 CDT. PTFL1 1.17 FT AT 1453 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.13 FT AT 2214 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/02/2010 WED 12:15AM LDT 0.1 L 01:17PM LDT 0.9 H .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........56 56 56 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW TEMP............84 84 83 RH..............59 60 63 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........56 41 41 41 48 48 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............83 82 80 79 79 78 RH..............66 70 70 74 80 84 20 FT WIND......SW 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........48 56 56 56 54 54 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............78 79 82 83 84 84 RH..............86 77 63 60 60 60 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100529.PORTF.12/LIX