FNUS74 KLIX 092222 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 522 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT FRIDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 170 CDT...1018MB HIGH CNTRD NR 29N/85.5. 1020MB HIGH OVR GA RIDGG SW INTO NRN GLFMEX. 5MB GRADIENT...HIGH TO 1013MB ALG CNTRL TX CST. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1016.5MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1600 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/.. 95F HOUMA AWOS-3 /KHUM/.. 99F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/..100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/.. 92F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/..102F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/.. 98F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS. ...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 092151Z AUTO 11007KT 6SM HZ CLR 31/22 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T03110222 TSNO METAR KGAO 092204Z AUTO 13006KT SCT032 SCT040 33/24 A2999 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 092150Z 16004KT 7SM SCT050 33/23 A2998 METAR KMDJ 092215Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 092215Z AUTO 13009KT 9SM CLR 30/23 A2999 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. LIGHTNING DETECTED 325NM NORTHWEST NEAR ALEXANDRIA LA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.33 FT AT 1622 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.25 FT AT 1801 CDT. GISL1 0.32 FT AT 1632 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.14 FT AT 1902 CDT. PTFL1 0.30 FT AT 1646 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.02 FT AT 1900 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/09/2010 WED 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 TIME (CDT) 5PM SKY (%).........27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............88 RH..............67 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 20 FT WIND DIR..SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 SEAS............1 SEA STATE.......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............87 85 84 83 81 80 RH..............67 72 80 83 86 90 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 96 94 92 90 88 20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC 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 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 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 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100609.PORTF.15/LIX