FNUS74 KLIX 182109 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 409 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 1600 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 1600 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 102F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 100F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 105F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 97F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 99F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 105F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 84F .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 182051Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW032 32/24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T03220244 58015 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 182103Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT042 31/26 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND W PWINO METAR KHUM 182050Z 6SM TSRA SCT028 BKN036 28/22 A3003 TS NW MOV E METAR KMDJ 182055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 182055Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM CLR 31/26 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 1600 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS 60-80NM SE MOVING S 5 KT. SCTRD TSTMS 30-60NM NW NEAR HOUMA AND GALLINO WITH FRQNT LGTNG NRLY STNRY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.87 FT AT 1536 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.80 FT AT 2300 CDT. GISL1 0.73 FT AT 1536 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.65 FT AT 2200 CDT. PTFL1 0.79 FT AT 1536 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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........49 49 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 RH..............56 57 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 97 20 FT WIND DIR..W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......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.13/LIX