FNUS74 KLIX 182226 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 526 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 1700 CDT...BROAD 1017/1018MB RIDGE COVERS THE NRN GLFMEX. 3/4MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1014MB ALONG LWR TX COAST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1600 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 102F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 88F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 100F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 98F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 110F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 110F 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 182151Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T03220244 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 182203Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM SCT031 31/25 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W THRU N METAR KHUM 182150Z 19005KT 7SM SCT035 28/23 A3000 METAR KMDJ 182215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 182215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 34/26 A3000 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 1700 CDT...ISLTD TO WIDELY SCT SHRA AND TSRA CONTINUE OVER SERN LA AND COASTAL MS. MUCH OF THE OPERATIONS AREA NEAR PORT FOURCHON REMAINS CLEAR OF RAIN BUT TSRA ARE 40NM TO THE NW BUT ARE MOVING TO THE NW AWAY FROM OPERATIONS AND AWAY FROM HOUMA. THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS BUT LUCKILY CONTINUE TO PUSH FURTHER INLAND. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.94 FT AT 1657 CDT ERRATIC...LOW TIDE WITHIN THE HOUR. GISL1 0.73 FT AT 1659 CDT ERRATIC...LOW TIDE OCCURING NOW. PTFL1 0.78 FT AT 1652 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.62 FT AT 2000 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 TIME (CDT) 5PM SKY (%).........49 WEATHER COV.....SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............89 RH..............59 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 20 FT WIND DIR..NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 SEAS............1 SEA STATE.......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...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100618.PORTF.14/LIX