FNUS74 KLIX 061508 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1008 AM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1000 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 931 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS...ABOUT 41 NM SOUTHEAST OF PILOTTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WITHIN 9NM NW-N OF MS CANYON 252. INTENSE LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. GUSTS 25 TO 33KT MAY ALSO RESULT. ...SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR MISSISSIPPI CANYON UNTIL 1045 AM CDT. AT 944 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING A WATERSPOUT OVER COASTAL WATERS ABOUT 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHWEST PASS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS. * THIS WATERSPOUT WILL BE NEAR MS CANYON 252 ABOUT 1045 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 061451Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T03000256 50005 TSNO METAR KGAO 061504Z AUTO 20008KT SCT017 31/26 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND S PWINO METAR KHUM 061350Z 18005KT 7SM SCT013 SCT020 30/29 A2996 METAR KMDJ 061455Z AUTO 19003KT 7SM FEW010 31/27 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 061455Z AUTO 21005KT 8SM CLR 29/26 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 1000 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE INDICATED ALG THE SE LA CST. PATCHY LIGHT RAIN CONTINUED TO DIMINISH IN COVERAGE GENLY BEYOND 45NM FM SHORE. CLOSEST LGTNG...90NM SE OF GRAND ISLE NR SPILL LOCATION. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.43 FT AT 0935 CDT ERRATIC DUE TO WIND. GISL1 1.20 FT AT 0939 CDT ERRATIC DUE TO WIND. PTFL1 1.19 FT AT 0938 CDT FALLING OFF 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) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........67 67 73 73 73 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 86 86 85 85 85 85 85 RH..............83 80 76 77 77 77 77 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 100 100 97 97 97 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 7 7 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.07/LIX