FNUS74 KLIX 181624 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1124 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 1100 CDT...BROAD 1020MB RIDGE COVERS THE NW GLFMEX. 4MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1016MB ALONG LWR TX COAST. 2MB 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 1100 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 97F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 102F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 103F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 102F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 95F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 102F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 106F .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 181551Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T03000250 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 181603Z AUTO 26003KT BKN031 BKN048 BKN060 32/25 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND E PWINO METAR KHUM 181550Z 25004KT 7SM SCT032 33/24 A3008 METAR KMDJ 181615Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 181615Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3008 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 1100 CDT...ISOLD SHWR DEVELOPING 10NM WNW NEAR GOLDEN MEADOW NRLY STNRY. ISOLD SHWRS 30-40NM SSE NRLY STNRY. ISOLD SHWRS 60-80NM SSE NRLY STNRY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.13 FT AT 1100 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.97 FT AT 2300 CDT. GISL1 0.94 FT AT 1054 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.71 FT AT 2200 CDT. PTFL1 0.99 FT AT 1054 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) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........50 50 49 49 49 49 49 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 88 89 89 90 89 89 RH..............65 64 63 63 62 62 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 99 101 101 101 101 99 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 5 5 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 30 20 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.08/LIX