FNUS74 KLIX 311616 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1116 AM CDT MON MAY 31 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1100 CDT...1015MB SFC TROF WAS ALG THE N GLFMEX CST...NRLY STNRY. 1017MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/89W RDGG FM W FL CST. 2MB GRADIENT HIGH TO TROF. 4MB GRAD W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1013MB INVERTED TROF IN W-CNTRL GLFMEX. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1016MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE CHANDELEUR SOUND... AT 1050 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING WINDS TO 25 KNOTS AND LIGHTNING FROM 4 NM NORTHWEST OF SHIP ISLAND TO 13 NM EAST OF YSCLOSKEY...MOVING EAST AT 15 KNOTS. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. OIL CLEAN UP OPERATIONS PERSONNEL SHOULD TAKE 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 311551Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM FEW035 25/21 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02500211 TSNO METAR KGAO 311603Z AUTO 31006KT SCT030 SCT037 31/22 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE THRU S PWINO METAR KHUM 311450Z 00000KT 7SM FEW010 BKN100 28/26 A3001 METAR KMDJ 311555Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 311555Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM SCT029 28/23 A3001 RMK A01 .RADAR...AT 1100 CDT...A BAND OF SHWRS AND TSTMS NRLY STNRY ALG LA CST FM 45NM SW OF PT FOURCHON TO BAY ADAMS...MOVG NE 6KT. DECRG COVERG AND INTENSITY. OCNL LGTNG OVR BARATARIA BAY. CLOSEST LGTNG TO SPOT LOCATION...25NM NE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.86 FT AT 1054 CDT FALLING OFF HIGH TIDE. GISL1 1.50 FT AT 1038 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.61 FT AT 1255 CDT. PTFL1 1.70 FT AT 1050 CDT RISING NR 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) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........53 53 53 48 48 48 48 48 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............82 83 84 85 85 85 85 84 RH..............72 69 67 65 65 63 63 65 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........48 38 38 38 38 38 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD S CHC S CHC S CHC 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 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 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 (%).........38 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......SW 5 SW 5 S 5 S 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 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.08/LIX