FNUS74 KLIX 172315 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 615 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 1700 CDT...BROAD 1018MB RIDGE(CNTRD 27.7N/90.0W) COVERS THE NRN AND ERN GLFMEX. WK 1016MB TROF EXTENDING W-E FROM KLCH-KMSY-42012. 3MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1015MB ALONG LWR TX COAST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1016MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1600 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... MISG HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... MISG GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 100F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 101F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 105F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 98F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 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. .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 171251Z AUTO 34004KT 8SM CLR 29/26 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02940261 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 172303Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3002 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 172250Z 25005KT 7SM SCT050 33/23 A3001 METAR KMDJ 172255Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 172255Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A3001 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 1800 CDT...NUMRS TSTMS OVER THE MS COAST REMAIN OVER 100NM NNE OF PORT FOURCHON. THE OPERATIONS AREA REMAINED RAIN FREE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.20 FT AT 1735 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.60 FT AT 2245 CDT. GISL1 1.06 FT AT 1727 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.61 FT AT 0000 CDT. PTFL1 1.10 FT AT 1735 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.50 FT AT 2300 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/20/2010 SUN 06:41AM LDT 0.9 H 05:25PM LDT 0.0 L 06/21/2010 MON 06:55AM LDT 1.1 H 06:03PM LDT -0.1 L TIME (CDT) 6PM SKY (%).........55 WEATHER COV.....SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............87 RH..............70 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 20 FT WIND DIR..SW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 SEAS............1 SEA STATE.......LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 55 55 55 45 45 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............87 86 84 84 83 83 RH..............70 70 77 78 80 80 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 95 94 94 94 94 20 FT WIND......S 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM LC LC LC LC .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........45 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 83 84 88 88 88 RH..............77 76 77 68 67 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 94 98 101 102 101 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 6 N 6 NE 5 NE 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC SM SM $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100617.PORTF.17/LIX