FNUS74 KLIX 181306 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 806 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS...AT 0800 CDT...BROAD 1019MB RIDGE COVERS THE NW GLFMEX. 4MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1015MB ALONG LWR TX COAST. 1MB GRADIENT ALSO TO WEAK SW-NE ORIENTED 1018MB TROF EXTENDING FROM AL COAST INTO SOUTHEAST US. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0800 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 87F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 101F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 91F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 93F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 92F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 98F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 92F .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 181251Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM FEW050 27/24 A3009 RMK AO2 RAE09 SLP187 P0001 T02720244 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 181243Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E THRU S METAR KHUM 181250Z 25005KT 7SM CLR 29/28 A3007 METAR KMDJ 181255Z AUTO 30008KT 10SM SCT029 SCT036 BKN041 31/25 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 181255Z AUTO 35010KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3007 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...NUMRS SHWRS/TSTMS LOCATED WITHIN 5-10 NM VICNITY WITH FRQNT LGTNG STRIKES MOVEMENT NRLY STNRY. ISOLD SHWR 90NM SW NRLY STNRY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.22 FT AT 0736 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.29 FT AT 0900 CDT. GISL1 1.03 FT AT 0736 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.03 FT AT 0900 CDT. PTFL1 1.14 FT AT 0736 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.68 FT AT 2145 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/22/2010 TUE 07:28AM LDT 1.2 H 06:47PM LDT -0.3 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 50 49 49 49 49 49 WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 87 88 88 89 89 90 89 89 RH..............71 70 70 67 65 64 63 62 62 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 98 99 101 101 102 101 101 101 99 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW S S SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 14 10 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 30 20 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC SM SM SM SM SM .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........49 32 32 32 36 36 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 87 85 84 83 83 RH..............63 67 72 74 77 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 95 95 94 92 92 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM LC LC LC LC LC .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........36 53 53 53 57 57 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 86 88 89 89 RH..............81 78 70 66 62 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 92 98 101 101 101 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 N 5 NE 4 E 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100618.PORTF.05/LIX