FNUS74 KLIX 182023 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 323 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 1500 CDT...BROAD 1019MB RIDGE COVERS THE NW GLFMEX. 4MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1016MB ALONG LWR TX COAST. 3MB GRADIENT ALSO TO WEAK SW-NE ORIENTED 1016MB TROF EXTENDING FROM AL COAST INTO SOUTHEAST US. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1500 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 99F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 100F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 105F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 91F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 99F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 105F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 103F .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 181951Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T03220233 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 182003Z AUTO 04003KT CLR 32/26 A3005 RMK AO2 PWINO SPECI KHUM 182008Z 06008KT 5SM TSRA BKN042 31/25 A3005 RMK TSB06 TS NW MOV E METAR KMDJ 182015Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 182015Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM FEW027 FEW037 30/26 A3003 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 1500 CDT...SCTRD TSTMS OVER SITE AND WITHIN 10NM VICINITY WITH ISOLD LGTNG STRIKES NRLY STNRY. ISOLD TSTMS 30-40NM NW NEAR HOUMA WITH FRQNT LGTNG STRIKES NRLY STNRY. BKN LINE OF TSTSM 80-100 NM SE WITH FRQNT LGTNG STRIKES MOVING S 5 KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.94 FT AT 1454 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.88 FT AT 2300 CDT. GISL1 0.69 FT AT 1454 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.71 FT AT 2200 CDT. PTFL1 0.80 FT AT 1454 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) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........75 49 49 WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 89 89 RH..............56 56 57 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 99 97 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE 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 10 10 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.12/LIX