FNUS74 KLIX 151118 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 618 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 0600 CDT...BROAD AND FLAT 1016MB RIDGE COVERS THE ERN HALF OF GLFMEX. BROAD 3MB GRADIENT FM FRINGE OF RIDGE TO 1012MB ALG TX CST. SFC PRES AT SPILL SITE WAS 1015MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0600 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 89F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 77F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 76F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 77F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 97F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...MISSING GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 83F .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. .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 151051Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 28/24 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02780244 TSNO METAR KGAO 151105Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 24/22 A2999 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 151040Z AUTO 10SM CLR 24/24 A2998 RMK AO2 METAR KMDJ 151055Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM FEW034 FEW045 SCT050 30/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 151055Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM 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 0600 CDT...ISOLD TSTM OVER BARATARIA BAY...DRIFTING NORTH AT LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.45 FT AT 0536 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.98 FT AT 1054 CDT. GISL1 1.10 FT AT 0536 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.58 FT AT 1200 CDT. PTFL1 1.28 FT AT 0536 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.66 FT AT 1100 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/19/2010 SAT 07:12AM LDT 0.8 H 05:10PM LDT 0.3 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........30 35 35 35 35 35 35 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............79 76 74 73 72 69 69 67 67 67 69 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 87 87 90 93 94 96 98 98 98 99 98 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W SW S SE SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... 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 86 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 94 91 91 89 89 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 6 S 5 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........45 55 55 55 60 60 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 84 86 87 86 RH..............86 83 78 72 70 75 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 94 96 98 97 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 3 E 3 SE 4 SE 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM LC LC $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100615.PORTF.03/LIX