FNUS74 KLIX 141418 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 918 AM CDT MON JUN 14 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS...AT 0900 CDT...FLAT 1017/1018MB RIDGE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GLFMEX(CNTRD AT 28.2N/89.5W). LOOSE 6MB GRADIENT WRN GLFMEX. UPR LVL LOW SEEN IN WV OVR OPS AREA MOVING SLOWLY TO THE WEST WITH LTL WX ASSOCD NR CENTER. SCT CONVECTION ON SRN FRINGES OF CIRCULATION CONTINUES ACROSS S-CNTRL GLFMEX. SFC PRES AT SPILL SITE WAS 1017MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0900 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...MISSING HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...103F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 97F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 94F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...MISSING GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 99F .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 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A STAGNANT AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL YIELD IN HEAT INDEX READINGS FROM 104 TO 108 DEGREE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AS WELL AS COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. WARMER URBAN AREAS MAY SEE THE HEAT INDEX RISE TO NEAR 110 DEGREES. THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT NORTH TONIGHT AND ALLOW DEEP MOISTURE TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH. AN INCREASE IN RAIN CHANCES AND SLIGHTLY LOWERED HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL PROVIDE A LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT TUESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 100 DEGREES WILL BE COMMON EACH DAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TUESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES ARE SUGGESTED AT HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 100 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 141405Z AUTO 00000KT SCT017 SCT037 30/25 A3003 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 141350Z 00000KT 7SM SCT017 31/26 A3003 METAR KMDJ 141355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN005 31/25 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 141355Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 32/25 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 0900 CDT...NO ECHOES OR LGTNG DETECTED WITHIN 150NM. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.20 FT AT 0846 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE OCCURING NOW. GISL1 1.72 FT AT 0852 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.81 FT AT 1057 CDT. PTFL1 1.97 FT AT 0850 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.81 FT AT 1033 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/17/2010 THU 12:04AM LDT 0.1 L 01:31PM LDT 0.8 H 11:58PM LDT 0.3 L 06/18/2010 FRI 09:35AM LDT 0.7 H 10:06PM LDT 0.5 L .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........25 25 25 40 40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 86 88 89 89 89 89 89 88 RH..............74 73 72 70 69 69 69 69 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 98 102 103 103 103 103 103 100 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N E E SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM SM SM LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 35 35 35 30 30 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 85 84 83 82 81 RH..............67 71 73 75 77 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 96 94 92 90 90 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 35 35 35 50 50 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 84 87 87 87 RH..............80 77 76 70 69 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 94 98 98 99 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 3 NW 3 SE 5 SE 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM LC LC $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100614.PORTF.06/LIX