FNUS74 KLIX 191324 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 824 AM CDT SAT JUN 19 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS...AT 0800 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 0800 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 98F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 84F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 92F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 89F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 82F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 95F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 93F .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 EAST AND SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER... ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... INCLUDING BARATARIA BAY... * UNTIL 830 AM CDT * AT 744 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER 11 NM SOUTHEAST OF BARATARIA BAY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 KNOTS. * THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT LOWER BARATARIA BAY AND EASTERN GRAND ISLE. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. * THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. .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 SPECI KBVE 191318Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM SCT018 SCT026 BKN041 28/23 A3011 RMK AO2 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 191303Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 29/26 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E THRU S PWINO METAR KHUM 191250Z 33007KT 7SM SCT040 28/28 A3010 METAR KMDJ 191315Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 191315Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3009 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 0800 CDT...LARGE CLUSTER OF STG TSTMS 11NM E OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG NNW 8KT INTO LWR BARATARIA BAY. TSTMS XTND 14NM-25NM S OF GRAND ISLE. OCNL LGTNG...WATERSPOUTS AND G33-38KT PSBL VCNTY GRAND ISLE BY 0900 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.24 FT AT 0800 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.74 FT AT 1600 CDT. GISL1 1.04 FT AT 0755 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.47 FT AT 1700 CDT PTFL1 1.13 FT AT 0755 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.50 FT AT 1720 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) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........45 45 45 45 52 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 87 88 89 90 90 90 90 90 90 RH..............81 77 72 69 66 65 64 63 63 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 102 105 105 105 105 105 103 103 101 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N E S SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 5 3 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.05/LIX