FNUS74 KLIX 142226 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 526 PM CDT MON JUN 14 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS...AT 1700 CDT...FLAT 1016MB RIDGE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GLFMEX. WK 4MB GRADIENT WRN GLFMEX. UPR LVL LOW SEEN IN WV OVR OPS AREA MOVING SLOWLY TO THE WEST WITH LTL WX ASSOCD NR CENTER. ISOLD CONVECTION ON FRINGES OF CIRCULATION CONTINUES ACROSS CNTRL AND ERN GLFMEX. ANOTHER AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER NORTH OF BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE TO THE NNW. SFC PRES AT SPILL SITE WAS 1016MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1700 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 99F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...105F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...105F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/...100F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...MISSING GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/...108F .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 142151Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T03170239 TSNO METAR KGAO 142205Z AUTO 22006KT SCT036 33/24 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND NW PWINO METAR KHUM 142050Z 21006KT 07SM BKN052 35/23 A2997 RMK TB48 T N MOVG NE METAR KMDJ 142215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 142215Z AUTO 11007KT 080V160 8SM FEW065 32/24 A2995 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...A STG TSTMS DETECTED OVER BAY ADAMS NR EMPIRE...MOVG W 5KT INTO BARATARIA BAY. FQT LGTNG THIS CELL...15NM ENE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.86 FT AT 1654 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.04 FT AT 2100 CDT. GISL1 0.98 FT AT 1635 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.09 FT AT 2300 CDT. PTFL1 1.32 FT AT 1540 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.01 FT AT 2200 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/14/2010 MON 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........40 40 35 35 35 35 35 35 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............88 88 87 85 84 84 83 83 82 81 81 81 81 RH..............67 68 71 73 73 75 75 78 80 81 81 82 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 100 98 96 95 94 92 92 90 89 89 89 89 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC 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 S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 84 86 87 87 RH..............82 78 76 70 68 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 95 98 99 100 20 FT WIND......SW 6 W 5 NW 4 N 3 NE 2 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM LC LC .TUESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 45 45 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............86 85 82 82 81 81 RH..............72 76 81 83 85 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 94 91 91 89 89 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100614.PORTF.13/LIX