FNUS74 KLIX 061609 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1109 AM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1100 CDT...RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ACRS ERN HLF OF GLFMEX FM 1017MB CNTRD OVR FL PEN TO 1015MB FRINGE ALG 91W. 6MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...FRINGE TO 1009MB LWR TX CST. SFC PRES AT SPILL SITE 1015MB. A COMPLEX OF TROPICAL TSTMS CNTRD NR 26.2N/91.4W...250NM SW OF SPILL LOCATION...WAS MOVG NE 20KT. THIS WILL LKLY BRING A NEW ROUND OF TSTMS TO THE OPS AREA AND UPR GLFMEX LATE TONIGHT/MON AM. .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 MISSISSIPPI CANYON... AT 1044 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS...OVER MISSISSIPPI CANYON ABOUT 46 NM SOUTHEAST OF PILOTTOWN...9NM W OF MS CANYON 252...MOVING EAST AT 10 KNOTS. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR MS CANYON 252 THROUGH 1130 AM CDT. MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO 33 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES...AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. WATERSPOUTS MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS. .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 061551Z AUTO 20007KT 9SM CLR 30/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T03000256 TSNO METAR KGAO 061604Z AUTO 18004KT SCT017 SCT024 32/26 A2997 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 061550Z 18005KT 7SM SCT015 BKN030 31/27 A2996 METAR KMDJ 061555Z AUTO 18008KT 5SM HZ FEW009 FEW026 30/27 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 061555Z AUTO 20005KT 7SM CLR 31/27 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 1100 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE INDICATED ALG THE SE LA CST. CLOSEST LGTNG...90NM SE OF GRAND ISLE NR SPILL LOCATION. A LARGE COMPLEX OF STG TO SVR TSTMS WAS INDICATED IN THE CNTRL GLFMEX...205NM SSW OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG NE 20KT. AT CURRENT TRACK AND SPEED...ETA VCNTY GRAND ISLE 2000 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.29 FT AT 1038 CDT ERRATIC...LOW TIDE 0.72 FT AT 1703 CDT. GISL1 1.08 FT AT 1038 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.61 FT AT 1811 CDT. PTFL1 1.11 FT AT 1050 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.54 FT AT 1755 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/06/2010 SUN 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) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........67 73 73 73 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 85 85 85 85 85 RH..............80 76 77 77 77 77 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 100 97 97 97 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.08/LIX