FNUS74 KLIX 191211 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 711 AM CDT SAT JUN 19 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS...AT 0700 CDT...FLAT PRES GRADIENT ACRS ENTIRE GLFMEX. 1019MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/90W. WK 1017MB TROF ORIENTED E-W FM CHAND ISL TO S OF KAQQ...STNRY. SCT-NMRS TSTMS ASSOCD WITH TROF. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0700 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 91F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 77F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 78F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 79F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 86F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 97F 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. ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... LOWER VIOSKA KNOLL LEASE AREA * UNTIL 745 AM CDT * AT 639 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING A WATERSPOUT OVER COASTAL WATERS ABOUT 58 NM EAST OF PILOTTOWN. THIS WATERSPOUT WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. * THIS WATERSPOUT WILL REMAIN ABOUT 32NM NE OF MS CANYON 252. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATERS SOUTHEAST OF BARATARIA BAY... AT 600 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS... OVER COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 KNOTS. * MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO 33 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES... AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. .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 191151Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM FEW039 28/26 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 70001 T02780256 10283 20267 53022 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 191203Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT025 26/26 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE METAR KHUM 191055Z 36006KT 7SM SCT040 24/24 A3015 METAR KMDJ 191155Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM BKN055 31/24 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 191155Z AUTO 23010G31KT 1SM HZ SCT003 BKN035 OVC060 28/21 A3006 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 0700 CDT...LARGE CLUSTER OF STG TSTMS 6NM-45NM SE OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG S 5KT BUT BLDG NW 5KT. OCNL LGTNG...G30KT AND PSBL WATERSPOUTS THESE CELLS. GENL INC IN COVERG AND INTNSTY LKLY THRU 0800 CDT NR GRAND ISLE INTO BARATARIA BAY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.37 FT AT 0630 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE 1.37 FT AT 0640 CDT. GISL1 1.10 FT AT 0631 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE 1.20 FT AT 0644 CDT PTFL1 1.20 FT AT 0634 CDT FALLING OFF HIGH TIDE. 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) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........45 45 45 45 45 52 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 85 87 88 89 90 90 90 90 90 90 RH..............85 81 77 72 69 66 65 64 63 63 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 97 102 105 105 105 105 105 103 103 101 20 FT WIND DIR..W N N N N N E S SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 5 3 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.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 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.04/LIX