FNUS74 KLIX 182317 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 617 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 1800 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 1800 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 100F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... MISG GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 100F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 98F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 110F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 108F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 87F .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 182251Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP160 T03170244 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 182303Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM SCT030 31/25 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW METAR KHUM 182250Z 19004KT 7SM SCT040 27/27 A3000 METAR KMDJ 182255Z AUTO VRB04G10KT 10SM FEW026 31/25 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 182255Z AUTO 00000G13KT 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 1800 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. THE CLOSEST STORM WAS 65NM NW OF PORT FOURCHON. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.92 FT AT 1737 CDT ERRATIC...LOW TIDE WITHIN THE HOUR. GISL1 0.73 FT AT 1737 CDT ERRATIC...LOW TIDE OCCURING NOW. PTFL1 0.79 FT AT 1735 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........49 32 32 32 32 32 36 36 36 36 36 36 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 87 87 86 85 84 84 84 83 83 83 82 RH..............61 62 65 66 70 71 74 75 78 79 82 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 95 94 93 93 93 94 94 93 93 93 93 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC 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 .SATURDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........57 37 37 37 43 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 86 84 83 82 81 RH..............62 65 73 75 78 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 94 94 92 90 89 20 FT WIND......S 5 SW 5 SW 5 W 5 W 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 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.15/LIX