FNUS74 KLIX 061409 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 909 AM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 0900 CDT...1014MB TROF STNRY ACRS S LA INTO CSTL MS AND AL. 1017MB HIGH OVR LWR FL...RDGG TO 1016MB BUBBLE HIGH NR 29N/90W. 7MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1009MB 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 PERSIST VCNTY OPS AREA 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 830 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING...FROM 57 NM EAST OF PILOTTOWN TO 36 NM SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHWEST PASS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER...MOVING N 5 KNOTS. THESE STORMS ARE 7NM N TO 20NM SW OF MS CANYON 252. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. .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 061351Z AUTO 22008KT 9SM CLR 29/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02940256 TSNO METAR KGAO 061404Z AUTO 17006KT SCT001 BKN013 BKN021 30/26 A2997 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 061250Z 20005KT 7SM SCT009 SCT017 29/29 A2996 METAR KMDJ 061355Z AUTO 22004KT 7SM FEW008 30/27 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 061355Z AUTO 21005KT 8SM CLR 29/27 A2997 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 0900 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE INDICATED ALG THE SE LA CST. A LARGE AREA OF MOSTLY LGT RAIN WAS DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE GENLY BEYOND 45NM FM SHORE. CLOSEST LGTNG...89NM SE OF GRAND ISLE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.27 FT AT 0833 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.72 FT AT 1703 CDT. GISL1 1.20 FT AT 0839 CDT FALLING OFF HIGH TIDE. PTFL1 1.24 FT AT 0838 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE. 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) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........67 67 67 73 73 73 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............84 85 86 86 85 85 85 85 85 RH..............86 83 80 76 77 77 77 77 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 100 100 100 97 97 97 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.06/LIX