FNUS74 KLIX 301310 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 810 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 0800 CDT...A 1010MB 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 ONSET STG TO SVR TSTMS OVR LAND AREAS LT THIS MORN...MOVG INTO THE CSTL WATERS THIS EVE/OVRNGT. 1013MB HIGH CNTRD NR 27N/89.5W. FLAT 1MB PRES GRADIENT ERN GLFMEX...1012MB FL W CST TO HIGH. 4MB GRADIENT WRN GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1009MB TX CST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION IS 1011MB. .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. ...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 830 AM CDT. AT 724 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...POSSIBLY PRODUCING A WATERSPOUT 12 NM SOUTHWEST OF MISSISSIPPI SOUND...OR ABOUT OVER CAT ISLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. THIS WATERSPOUT WILL BE NR 5 NM SOUTHWEST OF MS SOUND BY 830 AM CDT. .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 301251Z AUTO 15005KT 5SM HZ CLR 26/23 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP114 T02610228 TSNO METAR KGAO 301303Z AUTO 08003KT CLR 27/24 A2986 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E PWINO METAR KHUM 301250Z 00000KT 4SM BR SKC 26/26 A2985 METAR KMDJ 301255Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2988 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 301255Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2985 RMK A01 .RADAR...AT 0800 CDT...SCT TSTM DETECTED 25NM ENE OF PT FOURCHON INTO LWR PLAQUEMINES PARISH...MOVG NE 10KT. LGTNG DETECTED THESE CELLS. ISOLD SHWR OVR U.S. HWY 1 NR LEESVILLE...12NM N OF PT FOURCHON...MOVG ENE 10KT. TSTMS DEVLPG RAPIDLY OVR ISLE DERNIERES...36NM W OF PT FOURCHON...MOVG E 10KT. SCT SHWRS OVR GLFMEX 15NM TO 45NM S OF CST...MOVG GENLY N 10KT. COVERG AND INTENSITY XPCTD TO INCR STEADILY NEXT 1-2 HRS NR SPOT LOCATION. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.99 FT AT 0740 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.05 FT AT 0954 CDT. GISL1 1.49 FT AT 0740 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.56 FT AT 1056 CDT. PTFL1 1.60 FT AT 0755 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) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........55 55 55 55 55 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............79 80 82 83 84 84 85 85 85 84 RH..............82 76 73 70 68 67 66 65 65 66 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 20 20 25 25 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.05/LIX