FNUS74 KLIX 090925 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 425 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT FRIDAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 0300 CDT...1017MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/91W. DIFFUSE FNTL ZN ACRS LWR SE LA TO CNTRL FL PEN...NRLY STNY. 3MB GRADIENT HIGH TO 1014MB ALG CENTRAL TX CST. SFC PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1016MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0300 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/.........85F HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/.............91F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...........88F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3/IPN/...90F SLIDELL /KASD/.................78F 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 IN EFFECT TODAY TO 6 PM CDT FRIDAY 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 090851Z AUTO 11004KT 5SM BR SCT024 SCT031 27/24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02670244 53002 TSNO METAR KGAO 090904Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 28/25 A3002 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 090900Z AUTO 10SM BKN027 BKN032 27/27 A3001 RMK AO2 METAR KMDJ 090915Z AUTO 19011KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 090915Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3002 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 1845 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. CLOSEST LGTNG WAS 394NM TO THE NW NR EL DORADO AR. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.84 FT AT 0341 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.86 FT AT 0500 CDT. GISL1 1.34 FT AT 0341 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.45 FT AT 0545 CDT. PTFL1 1.51 FT AT 0341 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.63 FT AT 0553 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/13/2010 SUN 11:02AM LDT 1.4 H 10:14PM LDT -0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........M 21 26 26 26 26 24 24 24 23 23 27 27 27 WEATHER COV.....M WEATHER TYPE....M TEMP............M 82 82 83 84 86 88 89 89 90 90 90 90 89 RH..............M 83 83 83 81 78 73 69 66 65 64 63 65 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..M 91 91 92 94 98 100 101 101 102 102 102 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..M SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..M 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.M 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............M 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......M SM LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........27 28 28 28 29 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 86 84 83 81 80 RH..............67 72 80 83 86 90 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 96 94 92 90 88 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 7 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC CH CH CH LC .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........29 27 27 27 29 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 81 83 86 87 87 RH..............88 86 79 71 69 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 87 93 96 98 98 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100609.PORTF.01/LIX