FNUS74 KLIX 181806 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 106 PM 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 1300 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 1300 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 108F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 101F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 91F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 91F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 105F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 105F .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 181751Z AUTO 36004KT 9SM CLR 32/27 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 60001 T03220267 10322 20256 58004 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 181743Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM -RA SCT003 SCT012 SCT040 28/25 A3007 RMK AO2 P0010 METAR KHUM 181750Z 25005KT 7SM SCT040 34/22 A3007 METAR KMDJ 181755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW034 FEW042 FEW050 31/25 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 181755Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM CLR 32/24 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 1200 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS 10-20NM VICINITY OF GRAND ISLE NRLY STNRY ISOLD TSTM 35NM W OVER TERREBONNE BAY WITH ISOLD LGTNG STRIKES NRLY STNRY. ISOLD SHWRS 30-70NM SSE NRLY STNRY. ISOLD SHWRS 80NM WSW NRLY STNRY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.12 FT AT 1236 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.97 FT AT 2300 CDT. GISL1 0.94 FT AT 1136 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.71 FT AT 2200 CDT. PTFL1 0.94 FT AT 1136 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) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........49 49 49 49 49 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 90 89 89 RH..............57 56 56 56 57 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 99 99 99 97 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.30 20 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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..............59 62 66 71 75 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 94 93 93 93 93 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..............85 84 78 71 68 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 94 100 105 103 102 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.10/LIX