FNUS74 KLIX 191018 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 518 AM CDT SAT JUN 19 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS...AT 0500 CDT...FLAT PRES GRADIENT ACRS ENTIRE GLFMEX. 1018MB LOCALIZED HIGH CNTRD NR 27.5N/90W. WK 1016MB TROF ORIENTED E-W FM CHAND ISL TO NR KAQQ...STNRY. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0500 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 85F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 81F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 77F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 78F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 97F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 92F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 80F .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. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATERS SOUTHEAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA... AT 430 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS... OVER COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI TO STAKE ISLAND LOUISIANA OUT 20 TO 60 NM. THESE STORMS WERE ROUGHLY 10 TO 20NM NORTH TO NORTHWEST OF THE DEEPWATER HORIZON SITE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 KNOTS. .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 190951Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02670239 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 191003Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND S METAR KHUM 191000Z AUTO 7SM CLR 24/24 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE METAR KMDJ 190955Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 190955Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM BKN034 BKN040 30/25 A3002 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 0500 CDT...STG TSTMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVLPG OVR TIMBALIER BAY...19NM SW AND 16NM SE OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG S 5KT. OCNL LGTNG THESE CELLS. GENL INC IN COVERG AND INTENSITY LKLY THRU 0800 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.32 FT AT 0430 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.37 FT AT 0640 CDT. GISL1 1.04 FT AT 0438 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.06 FT AT 0644 CDT PTFL1 1.15 FT AT 0441 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.18 FT AT 0712 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/23/2010 WED 08:10AM LDT 1.3 H 07:32PM LDT -0.3 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........36 45 45 45 45 45 45 52 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 81 83 85 87 88 89 90 90 90 90 90 90 RH..............85 85 85 81 77 72 69 66 65 64 63 63 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 92 94 97 102 105 105 105 105 105 103 103 101 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W N N N N N E S SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 3 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM LC LC LC LC SM SM LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........52 38 38 38 40 40 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............89 87 85 84 83 82 RH..............61 65 73 75 78 80 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 97 96 93 92 92 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM LC LC LC LC .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........40 61 61 61 60 60 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 85 88 90 90 RH..............84 80 72 65 60 59 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 90 95 99 102 101 20 FT WIND......W 6 NW 6 N 6 NE 5 E 4 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100619.PORTF.02/LIX