FNUS74 KLIX 191111 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 611 AM CDT SAT JUN 19 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS...AT 0600 CDT...FLAT PRES GRADIENT ACRS ENTIRE GLFMEX. 1018MB LOCALIZED HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/90W. WK 1016MB TROF ORIENTED E-W FM CHAND ISL TO NR KAQQ...STNRY. SCT TSTMS ASSOCD WITH TROF. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0600 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 88F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 78F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 78F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 78F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 97F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 94F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 79F .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 MISSISSIPPI CANYON... AT 534 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS...ABOUT 39 NM SOUTHEAST OF PILOTTOWN...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. THESE STORMS ARE WITHIN 13NM OF MS CANYON 252. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WAS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO 33 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES... AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE WATERSPOUTS WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IF A WATERSPOUT IS SPOTTED. .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 191051Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02720250 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 191103Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM VCTS CLR 25/25 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E THRU SW METAR KHUM 191055Z 36006KT 7SM SCT040 24/24 A3015 METAR KMDJ 191055Z AUTO 28007KT 240V300 10SM SCT050 31/24 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 191055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN029 BKN037 BKN044 30/25 A3004 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 0600 CDT...STG TSTMS CONTD TO DEVLP 22NM SW OVR TIMBALIER BAY AND 16NM SE OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG ISLET..MOVG S 5KT. OCNL LGTNG THESE CELLS. GENL INC IN COVERG AND INTNSTY LKLY THRU 0800 CDT. WATERSPOUTS...G30KT AND OCNL LGTNG XPTD THESE CELLS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.34 FT AT 0530 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.37 FT AT 0640 CDT. GISL1 1.12 FT AT 0538 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.20 FT AT 0644 CDT PTFL1 1.26 FT AT 0549 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.36 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) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........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 WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 83 85 87 88 89 90 90 90 90 90 90 RH..............85 85 81 77 72 69 66 65 64 63 63 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 94 97 102 105 105 105 105 105 103 103 101 20 FT WIND DIR..W W N N N N N E S SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 3 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.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 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.03/LIX