FNUS74 KLIX 071910 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 210 PM CDT MON JUN 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1400 CDT...1018MB HIGH CNTRD NR 29N/90W...RDGG ACRS THE N AND E GLFMEX. A COLD FNT INTERACTING WITH GLF BREEZE TO ACTIVATE TSTMS FM LWR LAFOURCHE PRSH...THRU TERRBN PRSH TO VCNTY LAFAYETTE...MOVG N AND NW 9KT. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...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 071851Z AUTO 07003KT 6SM HZ CLR 31/27 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T03060267 TSNO METAR KGAO 071904Z AUTO 20008G15KT SCT007 SCT020 BKN030 28/25 A3000 RMK AO2 P0001 LTG DSNT SW AND W PWINO METAR KHUM 071650Z 33005KT 7SM SCT030 32/25 A3001 METAR KMDJ 071855Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 071855Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 34/26 A2999 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 1400 CDT...ISOLD TSTMS WERE DEVLPG ALG CDFNT AND GULF BREEZE FNT FM GOLDEN MEADOW TO DULAC TO KLFT...MOVG N 9KT. OCNL LGTNG AND G30KT THESE CELLS. SOME INCR IN COVERG/INTNSTY PSBL CLOSER TO GRAND ISLE AND PT FOURCHON NEXT 1-2 HRS. CLOSEST LGTNG...21NM NW. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.86 FT AT 1354 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.51 FT AT 1703 CDT. GISL1 0.63 FT AT 1354 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.37 FT AT 1803 CDT. PTFL1 0.62 FT AT 1354 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) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........53 53 49 49 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 87 87 87 RH..............72 72 73 74 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 100 100 99 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........49 25 13 13 26 25 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............86 84 82 82 81 80 RH..............74 73 80 83 85 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 94 91 89 89 89 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 5 W 2 W 1 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 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 (%).........25 26 38 38 40 31 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM 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 5 10 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.11/LIX