FNUS74 KLIX 181913 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 213 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 1400 CDT...BROAD 1020MB RIDGE COVERS THE NW GLFMEX. 4MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1016MB ALONG LWR TX COAST. 4MB GRADIENT ALSO TO WEAK SW-NE ORIENTED 1016MB TROF EXTENDING FROM AL COAST INTO SOUTHEAST US. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1019MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1400 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 104F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 101F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 96F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 82F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 102F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 109F .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 181851Z AUTO 03004KT 9SM FEW039 SCT060 32/26 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T03220256 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 181903Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA CLR 29/26 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE SE AND NW METAR KHUM 181850Z 25005KT 7SM BKN035 33/23 A3004 METAR KMDJ 181855Z AUTO 35009G15KT 9SM SCT031 30/25 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 181855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3005 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 1400 CDT...ISOLD TSTM OVER SITE WITH ISOLD LGTNG STRIKES NRLY STNRY. ISOLD TSTMS WITH ISOLD LGTNG STRIKES 10-20NM E IN PLAQUEMINES PARISH NRLY STNRY. ISOLD SHWRS DEVELOPING 20-30NM S NRLY STNRY. ISOLD SHWRS/TSTMS 60-90NM S-SE MOVING S 5 KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.97 FT AT 1348 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.88 FT AT 2300 CDT. GISL1 0.88 FT AT 1348 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.71 FT AT 2200 CDT. PTFL1 0.87 FT AT 1348 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) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........80 49 49 49 WEATHER COV.....DEF SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 90 89 89 RH..............59 56 56 57 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 99 99 97 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM 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 20 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.11/LIX