FNUS74 KLIX 082312 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 612 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 1700 CDT...1018MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/89.2W. DIFFUSE FNTL ZN ACRS LWR SE LA TO CNTRL FL PEN...NRLY STNY. 4MB GRADIENT HIGH TO 1013MB ALG TX CST. SFC PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1016MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1700 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/.........100F HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/.............101F AT 1600 CDT... GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...........103F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3/IPN/... 97F SLIDELL /KASD/.................102F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/........ 98F .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 IN EFFECT TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A BATON ROUGE TO HAMMOND TO NEW ORLEANS LINE... * AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX READINGS AROUND 105 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. WARMER URBAN AREAS MAY SEE THE HEAT INDEX RISE TO NEAR 110 DEGREES. .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 082251Z AUTO 11007KT 8SM CLR 31/24 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T03110244 TSNO METAR KGAO 082304Z AUTO 11004KT CLR 32/25 A2999 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 082250Z 16006KT 7SM SCT040 33/24 A2999 METAR KMDJ 082255Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM SCT024 SCT029 30/25 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 082255Z AUTO 13008KT 9SM CLR 32/24 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 1700 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. CLOSEST LGTNG WAS 245NM TO THE NW NR BROOKHAVEN MS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.47 FT AT 1755 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.37 FT AT 1700 CDT. GISL1 0.18 FT AT 1755 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.20 FT AT 1758 CDT. PTFL1 0.21 FT AT 1755 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 .REST OF TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........41 18 18 19 18 18 21 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 86 84 82 81 81 81 RH..............67 70 77 81 85 87 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 96 93 91 89 87 87 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 5 SE 6 S 6 S 6 S 4 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC SM .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........21 31 34 34 38 42 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.10 10 15 15 15 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. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100608.PORTF.15/LIX