FNUS74 KLIX 031417 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 917 AM CDT THU JUN 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 0900 CDT...1004MB LOW PRES SYS ALG UPR TX CST N OF HOU METRO AREA. 1007MB MESO-HIGH OVR W GLFMEX. WM FNT XTNDG FM LOW ALG LA CST. LRG SQLN S OF ATCHAFALAYA BAY INTO CNTRL 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. ...DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM OVER LOWER MS CANYON... AT 829 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS...ABOUT 58 NM SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHWEST PASS OF MS RVR...28NM SSW OF MS CANYON 252...MOVING N 25 KNOTS. THIS TSTM WILL PASS NEAR MS CANYON 252 AROUND 930 AM CDT. ...SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA FROM 20 TO 60 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS...INCLUDING CAILLOU BAY...ISLE DERNIERS AND TERREBONNE BAY UNTIL 1015 AM CDT. AT 812 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER FROM 56 NM WEST OF CAILLOU BAY TO 126 NM SOUTH OF ISLE DERNIERS...OR FROM 39 NM WEST OF LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO 126 NM SOUTH OF ISLE DERNIERS...MOVING EAST AT 35 KNOTS. * THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR OVER CAILLOU BAY BY 940 AM CDT OVER ISLE DERNIERS BY 950 AM CDT OVER TERREBONNE BAY BY 1015 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 031351Z AUTO 16005KT 7SM FEW100 27/24 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP102 T02720244 TSNO METAR KGAO 031404Z AUTO 14009KT SCT016 SCT027 30/25 A2982 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E PWINO METAR KHUM 031350Z 16006KT 7SM BKN020 29/27 A2982 METAR KMDJ 031355Z AUTO 18018KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A2983 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 031355Z AUTO 17011KT 10SM FEW021 SCT032 BKN120 29/24 A2982 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 0900 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS DEVLPG 12NM SE OF PT FOURCHON AND ALG BIRDS FOOT OF MS DELTA...MOVG N 12KT. SQLN OF STG/SVR TSTMS XTNDD FM ATCHAFLAYA BAY INTO MID-GLFMEX...65NM W OF PT FOURCHON...MOVG E 35KT. FQT LGTNG AND Q35KT ALG THIS SQLN. ETA AT PT FOURCHON...1030 CDT. LGTNG CAUTION FOR OIL OPS FOR APRCHG SQLN AFT 1000 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.62 FT AT 0859 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.73 FT AT 1054 CDT. GISL1 1.31 FT AT 0900 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.27 FT AT 1402 CDT. PTFL1 1.51 FT AT 0900 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) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........56 72 72 72 60 60 60 66 66 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............79 80 81 82 82 82 82 81 81 RH..............83 81 77 73 71 71 72 72 73 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW W W NW N NE N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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.06/LIX