FNUS74 KLIX 081608 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1108 AM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 1100 CDT...1018MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/90W. DIFFUSE FNTL ZN ACRS LWR SE LA TO CNTRL FL PEN...NRLY STNY. GRADIENT HIGH TO 1013MB ALG TX CST. SFC PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1017MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1100 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/.........100F HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/............. 98F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...........103F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3/IPN/...105F SLIDELL /KASD/.................100F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/........103F .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... ...HEAT INDICES NEAR 100 TO 107 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 METAR KBVE 081551Z AUTO 08004KT 8SM CLR 31/26 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T03060256 TSNO METAR KGAO 081604Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 32/25 A3007 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 081555Z 19005KT 7SM SCT030 32/23 A3006 METAR KMDJ 081555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN026 BKN034 31/25 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 081555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A3006 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 1100 CDT...ISOLD SHWR OVR UPR BARATARIA BAY...27NM N OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG ENE 5KT. NO LGTNG THIS CELL ATTM BUT MAY DEVLP FEW-OCNL LGTNG DURG NEXT HR. OTHRWSE...NO ECHOES DETECTED NR THE SE LA CST. CLOSEST LGTNG...NR GALVESTON TX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.30 FT AT 1041 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.29 FT AT 1700 CDT. GISL1 1.11 FT AT 1040 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.20 FT AT 1758 CDT. PTFL1 1.08 FT AT 1023 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.18 FT AT 1756 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/08/2010 TUE 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) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........29 34 34 34 41 41 41 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 89 89 89 89 89 88 RH..............68 67 65 65 65 67 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 101 101 101 101 101 99 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 5 SE 6 S 7 S 6 S 5 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 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 $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TOM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100608.PORTF.08/LIX