FNUS74 KLIX 081010 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 510 AM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 0500 CDT...1016MB HIGH OVER CNTRL GLFMEX. WK 1014MB TROF ALG FL CST. 4MB GRADIENT HIGH TO 1012MB ALG TX CST. SFC PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1016MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0500 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/......... 86F HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/............. 90F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3/IPN/... 92F SLIDELL /KASD/................. 94F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/........ 94F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... * A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY ACROSS AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM METROPOLITAN BATON ROUGE TO HAMMOND TO METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS. * AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX READINGS AROUND 105 DEGREES RANGE EACH AFTERNOON TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. WARMER URBAN AND COASTAL AREAS MAY SEE THE HEAT INDEX RISE TO AROUND 110 DEGREES. ...HEAT INDICES NEAR 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON... HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY HUMID CONDITIONS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL LEAD TO OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS OVER THE WATER. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100 DEGREES AND POSSIBLY HIGHER WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE GULF WATERS AND THIS COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO HEAT EXHAUSTION. * THOSE PRONE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN TODAY. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND FURTHER MARINE STATEMENT 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 SPECI KBVE 080959Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM BKN019 27/25 A2998 RMK AO2 TSNO METAR KGAO 081004Z AUTO 00000KT 25/24 A2998 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 081000Z AUTO 10SM CLR 26/26 A2997 RMK AO2 METAR KMDJ 080955Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM SCT020 29/25 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 080955Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM FEW020 FEW025 SCT037 29/25 A2997 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 0500 CDT...NO ECHOES OR LGTNG DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF THE SE LA CST. CLOSEST LGTNG...ALG THE LWR TX CST. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.77 FT AT 0438 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.80 FT AT 0621 CDT. GISL1 1.32 FT AT 0445 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.37 FT AT 0659 CDT. PTFL1 1.51 FT AT 0443 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.50 FT AT 0659 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/12/2010 SAT 10:14AM LDT 1.4 H 09:25PM LDT -0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........25 25 24 24 29 29 29 34 34 34 41 41 41 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 81 82 84 86 87 88 89 89 89 89 89 88 RH..............85 85 84 81 75 71 68 67 65 65 65 67 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 91 94 98 100 100 101 101 101 101 101 99 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM SM SM SM LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........41 23 25 25 24 29 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............87 85 83 82 81 81 RH..............68 72 79 82 86 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 94 93 91 87 87 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 6 S 7 S 6 S 5 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 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 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........29 43 33 33 32 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 82 85 87 87 87 RH..............85 80 73 69 68 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 91 95 98 98 98 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 5 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100608.PORTF.02/LIX