FNUS74 KLIX 051907 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 207 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1400 CDT...UPR LVL LOW FILLING AND MOVG SLOWLY NE. MEANWHILE...A LARGE SLUG OF TROPICAL MOISTURE ADVANCING NORTH 22KT FROM THEY BAY OF CAMPECHE TO MERGE WITH HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS S LA. TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF FLOODING RAINS. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS WITH 5% CHC LCL SVR TSTMS PSBL... PRIMARY THREAT WIND DAMAGE AND ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL. ...SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... * UNTIL 230 PM CDT * AT 153 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING A WATERSPOUT OVER COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM...OR ABOUT 17 NM EAST OF GRAND ISLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS. ...SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... CHANDELEUR SOUND OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... MISSISSIPPI SOUND OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI TO STAKE ISLAND OUT 20 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... INCLUDING HORN ISLAND... * UNTIL 230 PM CDT * AT 134 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING A WATERSPOUT 24 NM SOUTHWEST OF HORN ISLAND...OR ABOUT 8 NM EAST OF CHANDELEUR SOUND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS. * THIS WATERSPOUT WILL BE NEAR 7 NM SOUTHWEST OF HORN ISLAND BY 230 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 051851Z AUTO 18014G21KT 9SM FEW015 31/27 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T03110267 TSNO METAR KGAO 051904Z AUTO 17015G20KT BKN019 BKN025 32/26 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE THRU SW PWINO METAR KHUM 051750Z 15010KT 7SM SCT020 BKN030 31/26 A2991 METAR KMDJ 051855Z AUTO 19018KT 7SM SCT047 BKN055 29/27 A2994 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 051855Z AUTO 17013KT 7SM FEW012 SCT024 BKN049 29/27 A2991 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 1400 CDT...SCT SHWRS AND TSTMS WITH POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS WERE SOUTH OF BARATARIA BAY...MOVG NE 18KT. OCNL LGTNG THESE CELLS. LGTNG CAUTION ADVISED FOR OIL CLEAN UP OPERATIONS REMAINDER OF AFTN. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.32 FT AT 1340 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.91 FT AT 1858 CDT. GISL1 1.15 FT AT 1345 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.92 FT AT 1856 CDT. PTFL1 1.10 FT AT 1341 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.96 FT AT 1701 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/05/2010 SAT 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 06/08/2010 TUE 07:35AM LDT 1.0 H 06:31PM LDT 0.0 L 06/09/2010 WED 08:04AM LDT 1.2 H 07:07PM LDT -0.2 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........73 73 70 70 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 86 86 RH..............75 75 74 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 99 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 12 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 SEAS............4 4 3 3 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........70 61 55 55 48 55 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............85 84 83 82 81 81 RH..............78 80 87 87 92 95 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 96 93 91 89 90 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 9 S 10 S 11 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......RO CH CH CH CH CH .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........55 62 67 67 68 70 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 84 86 87 86 RH..............94 91 81 75 74 75 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 93 97 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 10 S 8 S 7 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100605.PORTF.11/LIX