FNUS74 KLIX 311410 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 910 AM CDT MON MAY 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 0900 CDT...1015MB SFC TROF FM KMCB-KASD-28N/87W. SFC HIGH 1017MB CNTRD NR 28N/90W RDGG FM W FL CST. 1MB GRADIENT HIGH TO TROF. 4MB GRAD W GLFMEX HIGH TO 1012MB LOW IN W-CNTRL GLFMEX. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1015MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE LA COAST... AT 850 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING...FROM 18 NM NORTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE TO 35 NM SOUTHWEST OF GRAND ISLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 KNOTS. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. OIL CLEAN UP OPERATIONS PERSONNEL SHOULD SEEK COVER FROM THESE STORMS. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE LOUISIANA SOUNDS... AT 859 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS AND LIGHTNING FROM 8 NM NORTHWEST OF BRETON SOUND TO 17 NM EAST OF BARATARIA BAY...MOVING EAST AT 5 KNOTS. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. OIL CLEAN UP PERSONNEL SHOULD SEEK COVER FROM THESE STORMS. .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 311351Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02830233 TSNO METAR KGAO 311403Z AUTO 23006KT CLR 30/23 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE E AND W PWINO METAR KHUM 311350Z 00000KT 7SM SCT011 BKN060 27/27 A3001 METAR KMDJ 311355Z AUTO 23010KT 10SM SCT022 SCT027 28/23 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 311355Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM FEW027 SCT032 28/22 A2998 RMK A01 .RADAR...AT 0900 CDT...A BAND OF SHWRS AND TSTMS DETECTED 31NM NE TO 93NM SW OF PT FOURCHON...LN MOVMT STNRY...CELL MOVMT NE 5KT. FQT LGTNG DETECTED THESE CELLS MNLY BLO BARATARIA BAY....PSBL WATERSPOUTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.80 FT AT 0840 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.89 FT AT 0853 CDT. GISL1 1.32 FT AT 0823 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.61 FT AT 1255 CDT. PTFL1 1.50 FT AT 0823 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.66 FT AT 1255 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/04/2010 FRI 12:17AM LDT 0.3 L 11:42AM LDT 0.8 H 11:16PM LDT 0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........33 32 32 32 49 49 49 49 49 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 82 83 84 85 85 85 85 84 RH..............75 72 69 67 65 65 63 63 65 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........49 38 38 38 46 46 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 82 80 79 79 79 RH..............66 69 76 79 80 80 20 FT WIND......SW 5 S 4 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM LC LC LC LC .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 53 53 53 41 41 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 80 83 84 85 85 RH..............81 76 69 65 63 63 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC SM SM $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100531.PORTF.06/LIX