FNUS74 KLIX 061709 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1209 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1200 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 30KT. THIS WILL LKLY BRING A NEW ROUND OF TSTMS TO THE OPS AREA AND UPR GLFMEX LATER THIS AFTN. .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. ...LARGE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX OVER CENTRAL GULF...MOVING NORTHEAST... AT 1130 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS... 144 NM SOUTH OF GRAND ISLE...OR ABOUT 130 NM SOUTH OF ISLE DERNIERS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 KNOTS. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ENTERING THE COASTAL WATERS WITHIN 60NM OF SHORE AROUND 2 PM AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE NEAR SHORE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * PERSONS INVOLVED WITH OIL CLEAN UP OPERATIONS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THIS STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND UPDATES ISSUED HOURLY ON THIS SYSTEM. .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 061651Z AUTO 19005KT 9SM CLR 31/27 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T03110267 TSNO METAR KGAO 061704Z AUTO 17004KT CLR 33/26 A2997 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 061650Z 18005KT 7SM SCT010 BKN030 32/26 A2996 METAR KMDJ 061655Z AUTO 18010KT 5SM HZ CLR 30/27 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 061655Z AUTO 19007KT 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 1200 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE INDICATED ALG THE SE LA CST. CLOSEST LGTNG...111NM SE OF GRAND ISLE. A LARGE COMPLEX OF STG TO SVR TSTMS WAS INDICATED IN THE CNTRL GLFMEX...154NM S OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG NE 32KT. AT CURRENT TRACK AND SPEED...ETA SE LA COAST 2000 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.18 FT AT 1138 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.71 FT AT 1703 CDT. GISL1 1.01 FT AT 1156 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.61 FT AT 1811 CDT. PTFL1 1.04 FT AT 1139 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) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........73 73 73 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 85 85 85 85 85 RH..............76 77 77 77 77 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 97 97 97 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.09/LIX