FNUS74 KLIX 031612 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1112 AM CDT THU JUN 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1100 CDT...1005MB LOW PRES SYS AND ASSOCD TROF XTNDS FM UPR TX CST N OF HOU METRO AREA INTO W GLFMEX ALG 93W. SQLN FM ATCHAFALAYA BAY INTO CNTRL GLFMEX...MOVG E 25KT. 1014MB HIGH ALG FL PEN. GLF BREEZE FNT ALG LA CST...MOVG N 12KT. 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. ...SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... COASTAL WATERS ATCHAFALAYA BAY TO GRAND ISLE OUT 60NM TIL 1215 CDT. * AT 1012 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER FROM 16 NM NORTHWEST OF CAILLOU BAY TO 131 NM SOUTH OF ISLE DERNIERS...OR FROM 7 NM NORTHEAST OF POINT AU FER ISLAND TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SOUTHWEST PASS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER...MOVING EAST AT 25 KNOTS. * THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR OVER ISLE DERNIERS BY 1030 AM CDT OVER TERREBONNE BAY BY 1110 AM CDT OVER TIMBALIER BAY BY 1135 AM CDT NEAR GRAND ISLE BY 1215 PM 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 031551Z AUTO 17008KT 9SM CLR 29/25 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP100 T02940250 TSNO METAR KGAO 031604Z AUTO 12005KT 26/24 A2980 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S THRU NW PWINO METAR KHUM 031550Z 13007KT 7SM SCT021 BKN028 29/25 A2980 METAR KMDJ 031555Z AUTO 18017KT 9SM FEW017 29/25 A2982 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 031555Z AUTO 15008G15KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A2981 RMK A01 **************************************************************** VALID ALONG THE SE LA COAST FM PT AU FER TO SW PASS OF MS RVR. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM GRAND ISLE LA. **************************************************************** .RADAR...AT 1100 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS BTWN 10-40NM NW OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG N 15KT. SQLN OF STG/SVR TSTMS XTNDD FM CAILLOU BAY TO 60NM S OF PT FOURCHON...OR 38NM WSW OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG E 25KT. FQT LGTNG AND Q35KT ALG THIS SQLN. ETA AT GRAND ISLE...1215 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.75 FT AT 1055 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.73 FT AT 1054 CDT. GISL1 1.36 FT AT 1055 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.27 FT AT 1402 CDT. PTFL1 1.68 FT AT 1055 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) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........72 72 60 60 60 66 66 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............81 82 82 82 82 81 81 RH..............77 73 71 71 72 72 73 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............3 3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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......S 11 S 11 S 11 S 11 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 20 20 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......S 10 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 15 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.08/LIX