FNUS74 KLIX 071712 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1212 PM CDT MON JUN 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1200 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 IN N GLFMEX CONTS TO MOVE S 11KT TO NR SPILL LOCATION. NO WX ALG FNT. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE 1017MB. .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 105 TO 110 DEGREES EARLY TODAY... A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE AREA AND RICH MOISTURE POOLED NEAR THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO PRODUCE HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 110 EARLY TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP NEAR THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND BRING SOME SLIGHT RELIEF THANKS TO INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND POSSIBLY RAIN COOLED AIR. AREAS AWAY FROM IMMEDIATE SHORELINES WILL BE MORE STIFLING WHERE SEA BREEZES NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST 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 071651Z AUTO 02004KT 7SM CLR 31/26 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T03110261 TSNO METAR KGAO 071704Z AUTO 36005KT SCT027 BKN034 BKN041 32/26 A3001 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 071650Z 33005KT 7SM SCT030 32/25 A3001 METAR KMDJ 071655Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 071655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW020 30/26 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 1200 CDT...NO ECHOES OR LGTNG DETECTED WITHIN 100NM. ISOLD TSTMS DEVLPG OVR SW LA CST...118NM WNW OF GRAND ISLE OVR MARSH ISLAND...MOVG WNW 7KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.05 FT AT 1139 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.51 FT AT 1703 CDT. GISL1 0.85 FT AT 1154 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.37 FT AT 1803 CDT. PTFL1 0.90 FT AT 1154 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) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........53 53 53 53 39 39 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............71 68 68 66 67 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 99 99 98 98 97 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 4 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.09/LIX