FNUS74 KLIX 100121 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 821 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT FRIDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1900 CDT...1017MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/89.5W. 1020MB HIGH OVR GA RIDGG SW INTO NRN GLFMEX. 6MB GRADIENT...HIGH TO 1011MB ALG CNTRL TX CST. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1017.5MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1900 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/.. 92F HOUMA AWOS-3 /KHUM/.. 93F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/.. 95F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/.. 92F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/.. 97F 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 100051Z AUTO 14005KT 7SM FEW026 28/24 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02830239 TSNO METAR KGAO 100104Z AUTO 12005KT CLR 29/24 A2999 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 100100Z AUTO 10SM BKN028 BKN033 29/23 A2998 RMK AO2 METAR KMDJ 100115Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 100115Z AUTO VRB06KT 9SM CLR 30/25 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 1800 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. LIGHTNING DETECTED 325NM NORTHWEST NEAR ALEXANDRIA LA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.37 FT AT 1911 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE IS OCCURRING. GISL1 0.20 FT AT 1911 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE IS OCCURRING. PTFL1 0.13 FT AT 1958 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE ON 6/10/10 1.3 FT AT 0842 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............86 85 85 84 83 83 82 81 80 80 RH..............74 76 79 80 83 85 86 88 89 89 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 95 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 89 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC 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 .THURSDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........29 39 39 39 34 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............86 84 82 82 82 82 RH..............73 76 84 85 85 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 93 90 90 90 90 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 1 1 1 1 1 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 7 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.18/LIX