FNUS74 KLIX 071408 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 908 AM CDT MON JUN 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 0900 CDT...FLAT PRES GRADIENT ACRS GLFMEX WITH 1015MB PLATEAU OVER ERN HLF GLFMEX. 1017MB BUBBLE HIGH NR 28N/90W. BROAD 4MB GRADIENT WRN GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1013MB LWR TX CST. A WK COLD FNT XTNDD FM DESTIN-SE LA CST...MOVG S 5KT. SFC PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1016MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER NEAR SHORE LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER NEAR SHORE LAND AREAS. ...HEAT INDICES NEAR 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON... HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING HOTTER TEMPERATURES TO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S WITH DEW POINTS IN THE MID 70S. HEAT INDICES WILL BE NEAR 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THOSE AREAS ESPECIALLY PRONE WILL BE WEST OF INTERSTATE 55...AND IN AREAS AWAY FROM IMMEDIATE SHORELINES WHERE SEA BREEZES MAY PROVIDE SOME RELIEF. * THOSE PRONE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TODAY. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA IN LATER FORECASTS. .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 071351Z AUTO 33004KT 8SM CLR 29/26 A3002 RMK AO2 PK WND 08027/1322 SLP165 T02940261 TSNO METAR KGAO 071404Z AUTO 00000KT 30/26 A3002 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED PWINO METAR KHUM 071350Z 00000KT 6SM BR SCT009 SCT016 29/29 A3002 METAR KMDJ 071355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 071355Z AUTO VRB04KT 7SM BKN011 31/27 A3001 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 OR LGTNG DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SE LA COAST. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.43 FT AT 0835 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.51 FT AT 1703 CDT. GISL1 1.23 FT AT 0838 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.37 FT AT 1803 CDT. PTFL1 1.30 FT AT 0838 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.32 FT AT 1758 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/07/2010 MON 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 06/11/2010 FRI 09:27AM LDT 1.4 H 08:36PM LDT -0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........46 46 46 53 53 53 53 39 39 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............84 85 86 87 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............81 78 76 71 68 68 66 67 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 98 98 99 99 99 98 98 97 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........39 16 19 19 25 22 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............86 84 82 82 81 80 RH..............68 73 80 83 85 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 94 91 89 89 89 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 W 4 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC CH LC LC LC LC .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........22 31 39 39 35 27 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 82 85 87 88 88 RH..............84 80 73 68 66 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 95 99 101 99 20 FT WIND......N 6 NE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100607.PORTF.06/LIX