FNUS74 KLIX 301405 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 905 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 0900 CDT...A 1011MB 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 28N/89.5W. 2MB PRES GRADIENT N GLFMEX...HIGH TO TROF. 4MB GRADIENT WRN GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1009MB TX CST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION IS 1012MB. .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 THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF PORT FOURCHON... AT 823 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING WINDS TO 25 KNOTS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...15 NM SOUTH OF GRAND ISLE...MOVING NORTH AT 5 KNOTS. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR 7 NM SOUTH OF GRAND ISLE AT 1030 AM CDT...PORT FOURCHON AROUND 1045 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 SPECI KBVE 301402Z AUTO 27003KT 4SM -RA BR BKN024 24/22 A2989 RMK AO2 P0001 TSNO METAR KGAO 301343Z AUTO 22003KT CLR 28/24 A2987 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND E PWINO METAR KHUM 301250Z 00000KT 4SM BR SKC 26/26 A2985 METAR KMDJ 301355Z AUTO 23012KT 10SM FEW020 FEW055 29/23 A2989 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 301355Z AUTO VRB06KT 9SM FEW024 FEW030 SCT038 29/23 A2987 RMK A01 .RADAR...AT 0900 CDT...SCT TSTMS WERE INCRG IN COVERG AND INTENSITY ALG THE LA COAST FM 20NM S OF POINT AU FER ISLAND TO 15NM S OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG NE 10KT. OCNL-FQT LGTNG...G25KT THESE CELLS. LGTNG 8NM SSE OF PT FOURCHON. COVERG AND INTENSITY TO CONT INCRG THRU 1100 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.06 FT AT 0839 CDT RISING NEAR HIGH TIDE 2.05 FT AT 0954 CDT. GISL1 1.55 FT AT 0839 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.56 FT AT 1056 CDT. PTFL1 1.72 FT AT 0825 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) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........55 55 55 55 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............80 82 83 84 84 85 85 85 84 RH..............76 73 70 68 67 66 65 65 66 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20 25 25 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.07/LIX