FNUS74 KLIX 072009 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 309 PM CDT MON JUN 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1500 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...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 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. ...LIGHTNING INDICATED OVER LOWER LAFOURCHE PARISH... AT 226 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALLIANO...OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF GRAND ISLE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...GRAND ISLE. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS FREQUENT LIGHTNING. OIL CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED OR DISSIPATED. .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 071951Z AUTO 07004KT 6SM HZ FEW060 32/26 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T03170256 TSNO METAR KGAO 072004Z AUTO 17004KT TS SCT004 SCT010 31/26 A2998 RMK AO2 P0001 LTG DSNT ALQS METAR KHUM 071950Z 25009KT 7SM TS SCT035 BKN065 32/26 A2998 RMK TSB50 TS W MOV N METAR KMDJ 071955Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 071955Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 33/26 A2998 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 1500 CDT...ISOLD TSTMS CONTD DEVLPG ALG LA HWY 1 N OF LEESVILLE VCNTY GOLDEN MEADOW TO MATHEWS...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...11NM NW. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.76 FT AT 1440 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.51 FT AT 1703 CDT. GISL1 0.56 FT AT 1454 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.37 FT AT 1803 CDT. PTFL1 0.54 FT AT 1440 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) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........53 49 49 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 87 87 RH..............72 73 75 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 100 99 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 81 RH..............75 78 82 83 85 86 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 94 91 90 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............81 82 86 88 88 88 RH..............83 82 76 69 66 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 91 100 100 101 103 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 SM SM SM SM LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100607.PORTF.12/LIX