FNUS74 KLIX 061802 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 102 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1300 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 27.2N/90.0W...250NM SW OF SPILL LOCATION...WAS MOVG NE 35KT. THIS WILL 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. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTH-CENTRAL GULF... AT 1230 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS...71 NM SOUTH OF COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...OR ABOUT 112 NM SOUTH OF SOUTHWEST PASS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 KNOTS. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PASSING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS BEYOND 20NM BETWEEN 3 PM AND 5 PM...AND NEAR MS CANYON 252 AROUND 5 PM 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 061751Z AUTO 22006KT 9SM CLR 31/26 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T03110261 10311 20278 58004 TSNO METAR KGAO 061744Z AUTO 17006KT CLR 33/25 A2996 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 061650Z 18005KT 7SM SCT010 BKN030 32/26 A2996 METAR KMDJ 061755Z AUTO 19008KT 5SM HZ CLR 30/27 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 061755Z AUTO 18006KT 6SM HZ CLR 31/27 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 1300 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE INDICATED ALG THE SE LA CST. CLOSEST LGTNG...130NM S OF GRAND ISLE. A LARGE COMPLEX OF STG TO SVR TSTMS WAS INDICATED IN THE N-CNTRL GLFMEX...130NM S OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG NE 35KT. AT CURRENT TRACK AND SPEED...ETA MOUTH OF THE MS RVR AND SPILL AREA BETWEEN 430 AND 500 PM. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.13 FT AT 1241 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.71 FT AT 1703 CDT. GISL1 0.96 FT AT 1231 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.61 FT AT 1811 CDT. PTFL1 0.94 FT AT 1226 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) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........73 73 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 85 85 85 85 RH..............77 77 77 77 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 97 97 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........80 56 37 37 31 46 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD 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 20 20 20 20 20 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 (%).........46 50 51 51 50 47 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD 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 (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 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.10/LIX