FNUS74 KLIX 031311 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 811 AM CDT THU JUN 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 0800 CDT...1004MB LOW PRES SYS ALG UPR TX CST VCNTY CHANNELVIEW TX...MOVG INTO NWRN GLFMEX. WM FNT XTNDG FM LOW ALG LA CST. LRG SQLN S OF MARSH ISL INTO W-CNTL GLFMEX...MOVG E 35KT. 1013MB HIGH ALG FL PEN. GENL WK 1009MB PRES FIELD CNTRL GLFMEX. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION IS 1010MB. SQLN XPCTD TO SUSTAIN WHILE MOVG ALG SE LA CST THIS AM. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL. ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THIS MORNING THROUGH NOON. ...STRONG TO SEVERE SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING ATCHAFLAYA BAY... AT 727 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED A SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING GALE FORCE GUSTS 34 TO 50 KNOTS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING...FROM 71 NM WEST OF CAILLOU BAY TO 185 NM SOUTH OF ISLE DERNIERS...MOVING EAST AT 35 KNOTS. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... OVER CAILLOU BAY AT 915 AM CDT... OVER ISLE DERNIERS AT 925 AM CDT... OVER TERREBONNE BAY AT 955 AM CDT... OVER TIMBALIER BAY AT 1015 AM CDT... OVER PORT FOURCHON AT 1030 AM CDT... OVER GRAND ISLE AT 1045 AM CDT... OVER BARATARIA BAY AT 1105 AM CDT... MARINERS CAN EXPECT SQUALLS 35 TO 45 KNOTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING... AND LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES. BOATERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS FAST MOVING SQUALL LINE AND SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS SQUALL PASSES. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. PERSONS PERFORMING OIL CLEAN UP OPERATIONS ALONG THE LOUISIANA SHORES SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF THREATENING WEATHER IS OBSERVED. SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NWS SLIDELL OFFICE AS THIS SQUALL MOVES ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING. .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 031251Z AUTO 10005KT 8SM FEW021 26/23 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 T02610233 TSNO METAR KGAO 031304Z AUTO 13005KT 27/25 A2981 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W PWINO METAR KHUM 031253Z 09004KT 7SM FEW060 27/27 A2981 METAR KMDJ 031255Z AUTO 18017KT 10SM SCT022 SCT027 29/24 A2982 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 031255Z AUTO 18013KT 10SM FEW018 SCT023 BKN110 29/24 A2980 RMK A01 **************************************************************** VALID ALONG THE SE LA COAST FM PT AU FER TO SW PASS OF MS RVR. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM PORT FOURCHON LA. **************************************************************** .RADAR...AT 0800 CDT...SQLN OF STG/SVR TSTMS WAS IN S-CNTRL LA CSTL WATERS FM MARSH ISLAND TO NR SOUTH SHIP SHOAL LEASE AREAS...MOVG E 35KT. FQT LGTNG AND Q35KT ALG THIS SQLN. ETA AT PT FOURCHON...1015 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.52 FT AT 0755 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.73 FT AT 1054 CDT. GISL1 1.20 FT AT 0756 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.27 FT AT 1402 CDT. PTFL1 1.39 FT AT 0756 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.29 FT AT 1359 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/05/2010 SAT 08:46AM LDT 0.7 H 08:04PM LDT 0.4 L 06/06/2010 SUN 07:35AM LDT 0.8 H 06:06PM LDT 0.3 L 06/07/2010 MON 07:21AM LDT 0.9 H 06:06PM LDT 0.1 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........56 56 72 72 72 60 60 60 66 66 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............78 79 80 81 82 82 82 82 81 81 RH..............86 83 81 77 73 71 71 72 72 73 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW W W NW N NE N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM SM SM SM SM LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........66 51 59 59 54 42 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 80 79 79 79 79 RH..............76 82 87 94 96 94 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 6 N 6 N 5 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........42 63 61 61 63 54 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 81 83 84 84 84 RH..............91 86 81 77 77 77 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 3 N 1 W 1 SW 3 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM SM LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100603.PORTF.05/LIX