FNUS74 KLIX 301205 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 705 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 0700 CDT...A 1009MB TROF WAS ORIENTED E-W ALG MS COAST NR THE MS SOUND ISLANDS...INTO SE LA NR KMSY...STNRY. AN UPPER LVL LOW PRES SYS CONTS TO SPIN OVR THE LWR MS VALLEY AND WILL LIKELY ONSET STG TO SVR TSTMS OVR LAND AREAS LT THIS MORN...MOVG INTO THE CSTL WATERS THIS EVE/OVRNGT. 4MB PRES GRADIENT ACRS GLFMEX...1012MB FL W CST TO 1008MB TX CST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION IS 1010MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...5% CHC SVR DURG AFTN HRS OVER LAND...5% CHC SVR OVR GLFMEX EVE/NIGHT. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GRAND ISLE WITH POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT... AT 623 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING WINDS 25 KNOTS AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT...5 NM EAST OF GRAND ISLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS. ...BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH WATERSPOUTS OVER THE WATERS... AT 646 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS...AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS...FROM 48 NM SOUTH OF THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND TO 15 NM SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHWEST PASS OF MS RVR...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS. THESE STORMS ARE BEYOND 20NM OF MS CANYON 252 BUT ENROUTE FROM MOUTH OF MS RIVER. THE ...SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... INCLUDING MISSISSIPPI SOUND...UNTIL 730 AM CDT AT 642 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER 11 NM SOUTHWEST OF MISSISSIPPI SOUND...OR ABOUT OVER CAT ISLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS. THIS STORM MAY ALSO BE PRODUCING A WATERSPOUT. .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 301151Z AUTO 13004KT 5SM BR CLR 24/23 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP105 70051 T02440228 10244 20233 53013 TSNO METAR KGAO 301143Z AUTO 07003KT 21/21 A2983 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 301150Z 00000KT 4SM BR SKC 22/22 A2983 METAR KMDJ 301155Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM FEW018 28/24 A2985 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 301155Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2984 RMK A01 .RADAR...AT 0700 CDT...ISOLD TSTM DETECTED 22NM ENE OF PT FOURCHON ...NR GRAND ISLE USCG STATION...MOVG NE 10KT. LGTNG DETECTED THIS CELL. SHWRS XTND S OF TSTMS TO 15NM SE OF PT FOURCHON...MOVG NE 10KT. SHWRS WERE INCRG IN COVERG 50NM S OF COAST...MOVG GENLY N 10KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.74 FT AT 0623 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.05 FT AT 0954 CDT. GISL1 1.26 FT AT 0623 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.56 FT AT 1056 CDT. PTFL1 1.38 FT AT 0623 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.61 FT AT 1056 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/03/2010 THU 12:28AM LDT 0.2 L 01:16PM LDT 0.8 H .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........55 55 55 55 55 55 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............78 79 80 82 83 84 84 85 85 85 84 RH..............84 82 76 73 70 68 67 66 65 65 66 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 25 25 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 46 46 46 47 47 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 82 81 80 79 79 RH..............67 71 76 78 78 78 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 6 SW 6 S 7 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC LC LC LC .MEMORIAL DAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........47 32 32 32 50 50 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 80 83 83 84 84 RH..............78 76 71 66 64 65 20 FT WIND......S 5 SW 4 SW 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 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 20100530.PORTF.04/LIX