FNUS74 KLIX 071512 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1012 AM CDT MON JUN 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1000 CDT...FLAT PRES GRADIENT ACRS GLFMEX WITH 1017MB PLATEAU OVER CNTRL GLFMEX. 1018MB BUBBLE HIGH NR 28N/90W. BROAD 4MB GRADIENT WRN GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1014MB LWR TX CST. A WK COLD FNT XTNDD ALG N GLFMEX JUST OFF THE 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 071451Z AUTO 34004KT 9SM CLR 30/26 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP167 T03000261 51011 TSNO METAR KGAO 071504Z AUTO 00000KT SCT019 31/26 A3002 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 071450Z 36006KT 6SM BR SCT016 31/28 A3003 METAR KMDJ 071455Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 071455Z AUTO VRB03KT 7SM CLR 30/27 A3002 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...ISOLD SHWR 6NM S OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG W 5KT. NO LGTNG THIS CELL...NOR WITHIN 100NM OF GRAND ISLE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.32 FT AT 0946 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.51 FT AT 1703 CDT. GISL1 1.09 FT AT 0937 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.37 FT AT 1803 CDT. PTFL1 1.19 FT AT 0952 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) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........46 46 53 53 53 53 39 39 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 86 87 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............78 76 71 68 68 66 67 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 99 99 99 98 98 97 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 3 4 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 5 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 6 SW 5 W 2 W 1 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 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......SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 4 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 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.07/LIX