FNUS74 KLIX 072212 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 512 PM CDT MON JUN 7 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 1700 CDT...1016MB HIGH CNTRD NR 27.5N/89.2W... MIGRATING SWD INTO THE CNTRL GLFMEX. WEAK BACKDOOR CLDFRNT REMAINS DRAPED RIGHT ALOGN THE COAST BUT IS QUICKLY LOSING ITS IDENTITY. HIGH PRES OVER SE U.S. IS BLDG INTO N GLFMEX. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1015MB. .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 ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. * HIGHS INTO THE 90S IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEW POINTS AROUND 80 WILL BRING THE HEAT INDEX IN MOST AREAS TO ABOVE 105 DEGREES AND AS HIGH AS 115. AFTERNOON SHOWERS ON TUESDAY MAY BRING A SHORT REPRIEVE OF THE HEAT...OTHERWISE SIGNIFICANT SHOWERS ARE NOT EXPECTED WED OR THU. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF HOW HOT IT FEELS WHEN THE EFFECTS OF HUMIDITY ARE COMBINED WITH THE TEMPERATURE. A HEAT INDEX OF 105 DEGREES IS CONSIDERED THE LEVEL WHERE MANY PEOPLE BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE EXTREME DISCOMFORT OR PHYSICAL STRESS. THE HEAT INDEX IS MEASURED UNDER SHADY CONDITIONS...AND DIRECT EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT CAN INCREASE THE HEAT INDEX AS MUCH AS 15 DEGREES. * A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. .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 SPECI KBVE 072202Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BKN022 32/26 A2997 RMK AO2 TSNO METAR KGAO 072204Z AUTO 20004KT CLR 32/26 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W PWINO METAR KHUM 072050Z 25006KT 4SM -RA TS BKN045 BKN055 30/29 A2998 RMK TS ALL QUAD FRQ LTIC LTCCG METAR KMDJ 072155Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 072155Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 33/26 A2996 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 1700 CDT...THERE WERE NO ECHOS DIRECTLY OVER THE COAST BUT ISLTD SMALL TSRA WERE NOTED JUST NORTH OF THE COAST NEAR HOUMA AND SOUTHEAST OF MORGAN CITY. OTHERWSIE GREATER ACTIVITY WILL LOCATED WELL NORTH OF THE COAST. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.67 FT AT 1625 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE OCCURING NOW. GISL1 0.36 FT AT 1637 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE OCCURING NOW. PTFL1 0.41 FT AT 1637 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.34 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........49 49 25 25 25 13 13 26 26 26 26 25 25 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 85 84 83 82 82 82 81 81 81 81 81 RH..............75 75 78 80 82 82 83 85 85 86 86 86 86 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 98 94 93 91 91 90 90 89 89 89 89 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC CH CH CH CH LC LC LC LC 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 .TUESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........31 26 22 22 17 23 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............87 85 83 82 81 81 RH..............72 78 82 85 89 88 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 96 94 93 89 89 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC SM $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100607.PORTF.14/LIX