FNUS74 KLIX 121311 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 811 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 0800 CDT...BROAD 1019/1020MB HIGH OVER MUCH OF THE SERN CONUS AND INTO THE NERN GLFMEX. LOWER PRESSURE(1012MB) NOTED OVER THE LOWER TX COAST LEADING TO A 7/8MB PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE CNTRL AND WRN GULF. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0800 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...MISSING HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...104F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 99F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 94F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...103F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 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 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 111351Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM FEW065 30/25 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T03000250 TSNO METAR KGAO 121304Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A3009 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 121250Z 11006KT 7SM FEW040 29/29 A3010 METAR KMDJ 121255Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM SCT019 SCT042 30/25 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 121255Z AUTO 17008KT 9SM CLR 31/26 A3010 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 0800 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES OVER OPS AREA BUT VERY ISLTD LIGHT SHRA WERE OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTH GULF. NO LIGHTNING WITHIN 400NM IN LAST 2 HRS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.18 FT AT 0740 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE OCCURING NOW. GISL1 1.85 FT AT 0740 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.91 FT AT 1000 CDT. PTFL1 1.95 FT AT 0755 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.82 FT AT 0759 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/16/2010 WED 01:14PM LDT 1.1 H .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........35 35 35 35 40 40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............84 85 87 88 89 89 89 89 89 88 RH..............84 81 77 73 71 69 69 67 69 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 99 100 102 103 103 103 102 102 100 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 30 30 30 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 85 83 82 81 80 RH..............67 72 78 83 88 90 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 95 92 91 90 87 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 5 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 .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 35 35 35 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 82 85 87 88 88 RH..............89 82 72 66 64 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 91 96 98 99 99 20 FT WIND......SW 4 S 3 E 3 E 4 SE 4 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM LC LC $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORNE TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100612.PORTF.04/LIX