FNUS74 KLIX 081713 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1213 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 1200 CDT...1019MB 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 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1200 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/......... 99F HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/.............101F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...........105F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3/IPN/...105F SLIDELL /KASD/.................102F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/........105F .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 081651Z AUTO 06004KT 8SM CLR 31/24 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T03110244 TSNO METAR KGAO 081704Z AUTO 00000KT SCT024 SCT031 SCT039 32/26 A3006 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 081650Z 18004KT 7SM SCT040 33/23 A3005 METAR KMDJ 081655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN021 30/25 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 081655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW023 FEW034 33/25 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 1200 CDT...ISOLD SHWR OVR UPR BARATARIA BAY DISSIPATED. NO ECHOES DETECTED NR THE SE LA CST. CLOSEST LGTNG...NR GALVESTON TX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.05 FT AT 1149 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.37 FT AT 1700 CDT. GISL1 0.87 FT AT 1149 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.20 FT AT 1758 CDT. PTFL1 0.85 FT AT 1145 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.12 FT AT 1800 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) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........34 34 34 41 41 41 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 89 89 89 88 RH..............67 65 65 65 67 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 101 101 101 101 99 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100608.PORTF.09/LIX