FNUS74 KLIX 111310 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 810 AM CDT FRI JUN 11 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 0800 CDT...1018MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/89W. 1019MB HIGH OVR TN WITH RIDGE EXTNDG SSW INTO NRN/NERN GLFMEX. 7MB GRADIENT ACROSS THE CNTRL AND WRN GULF...HIGH TO 1010MB ALG LOWER TX CST. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1016MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0800 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 94F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 89F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 92F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 95F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 91F .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 UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY MAINLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR... * 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 111251Z AUTO 16008KT 9SM CLR 29/25 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02890250 TSNO METAR KGAO 111304Z AUTO 14006KT CLR 30/26 A3003 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 111150Z 18004KT 7SM SCT080 27/27 A2999 METAR KMDJ 111255Z AUTO 21008KT 9SM FEW031 SCT046 BKN055 29/25 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 111255Z AUTO 16012KT 10SM FEW060 31/25 A3003 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. **************************************************************** AT 0800 CDT...THERE WAS A THIN BAND OF LIGHT SHRA STRETCHING FROM THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN KENNER AND STRETCHING SOUTH ABOUT 60 MILES INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO SOUTH OF GRAND ISLE. NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED NEAR SPILL SITE. LOOK FOR MAINLY LIGHT RAIN AND AN OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.40 FT AT 0730 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.48 FT AT 0755 CDT. GISL1 2.09 FT AT 0736 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.09 FT AT 0859 CDT. PTFL1 2.23 FT AT 0736 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.23 FT AT 0757 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/11/2010 FRI 09:26AM LDT 1.4 H 08:36PM LDT -0.3 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 06/14/2010 MON 11:50AM LDT 1.4 H 10:59PM LDT -0.3 L 06/15/2010 TUE 12:35PM LDT 1.3 H 11:38PM LDT -0.1 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........33 33 33 33 43 43 43 43 43 43 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 84 86 87 88 88 88 88 88 87 RH..............85 83 78 73 71 69 69 69 70 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 97 99 100 102 102 102 100 100 99 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC CH CH CH CH LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........43 38 38 38 30 30 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............87 85 83 82 82 82 RH..............70 74 81 83 84 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 95 94 92 92 92 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC CH CH CH CH LC .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 35 35 35 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 82 85 88 89 89 RH..............85 84 76 71 69 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 92 99 102 103 102 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 S 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 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 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100611.PORTF.05/LIX