FNUS74 KLIX 061309 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 809 AM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 0800 CDT...1014MB TROF XTNDG ACRS S LA INTO CSTL MS AND AL. 1017MB HIGH OVR LWR FL...RDGG TO 1016MB BUBBLE HIGH NR 29N/90W. 8MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1008MB LWR TX CST. SFC PRES AT SPILL SITE 1015MB. A PLUME OF TROPICAL MOISTR OVR CNTRL GLFMEX SURGG NE 13KT TWDS OPS AREA. SHWRS AND TSTMS XPCTD TO INCR IN COVERG/INTNSTY THIS AM/ERLY PM. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS WITH 5% CHC LCL SVR TSTMS PSBL... PRIMARY THREAT WIND DAMAGE. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER MS CANYON... AT 725 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING...FROM 51 NM EAST OF PILOTTOWN TO 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHWEST PASS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS. .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 061251Z AUTO 21007KT 7SM CLR 29/26 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02890261 TSNO METAR KGAO 061304Z AUTO 18003KT 29/27 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E PWINO METAR KHUM 061150Z 17005KT 5SM BR SCT006 SCT020 27/27 A2994 METAR KMDJ 061255Z AUTO 19005KT 6SM BR SCT031 BKN043 OVC060 29/27 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 061255Z AUTO 21005KT 7SM CLR 29/27 A2996 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 0800 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE INDICATED ALG THE SE LA CST. A LARGE AREA OF MOSTLY RAIN AND SHWRS WAS XPNDG N 11KT BUT WAS STILL 45NM S OF GRAND ISLE. CELL MOVMT NE 13KT. THIS AREA OF RAIN AT CURRENT TREND AND SPEED WOULD REACH THE SE LA SHORE IN 3 HRS...AROUND 1100 CDT BUT MAY DIMINISH IN COVERG BEFORE REACHING SHORE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.49 FT AT 0738 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE 1.52 FT AT 0659 CDT. GISL1 1.24 FT AT 0741 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE 1.19 FT AT 0659 CDT. PTFL1 1.21 FT AT 0738 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE 1.23 FT AT 0659 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/10/2010 THU 08:42AM LDT 1.3 H 07:50PM LDT -0.3 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........62 67 67 67 73 73 73 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 84 85 86 86 85 85 85 85 85 RH..............92 86 83 80 76 77 77 77 77 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 100 100 100 100 97 97 97 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........80 55 29 29 38 43 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............85 83 82 81 80 80 RH..............78 81 85 87 90 91 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 94 90 90 88 88 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC SM SM .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........43 43 54 54 50 42 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 82 86 88 87 86 RH..............91 85 74 69 71 73 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 90 99 100 99 98 20 FT WIND......E 2 N 3 W 2 SW 3 S 3 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM SM SM $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100606.PORTF.05/LIX