FNUS74 KLIX 202203 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 503 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY... AT 1700 CDT...1017MB HIGH PRES CNTRD NR 27N/91W...RDGG TO CNTRL FL CST. TROF OF LOW PRES ALG GA ATLC CST INTO APALACHEE BAY. WK 1015MB TROF ORIENTED E-W FM SE LA TO APALACHEE BAY...STNRY. SQLN ANTCPTD TO DEVLP ALG TROF FEATURES LTR THIS EVE AND IMPACT OPS AREA LT TNGT. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1016MB. A FEW LATEST NUMERICAL MODELS ARE INDICATING A POSSIBILITY OF A STRONG TO SEVERE SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE SPILL OPERATIONS AREA LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE AREA OF CONCERN WOULD BE THUNDERTORMS THAT DEVELOP OVER SW GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THAT ORGANIZES AND MOVES SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...REACHING THE SPILL LOCATION AROUND DAYBREAK MONDAY. SHOULD THIS SCENARIO DEVELOP...SQUALL GUSTS 40-45 KT...LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL CAN RESULT FOR AN HOUR DURING THE PASSAGE OF THIS SQUALL LINE. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1700 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...104F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...102F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...100F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/...102F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...105F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/...102F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL...5% CHC DMGG WNDS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY... .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 202151Z AUTO 04004KT 9SM CLR 32/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T03220256 TSNO METAR KGAO 202143Z AUTO 09006KT VCTS CLR 31/25 A2999 RMK AO2 P0010 LTG DSNT S METAR KHUM 201750Z 36006KT 7SM SCT035 33/24 A3003 METAR KMDJ 202155Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 202155Z AUTO 07008KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A2997 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 1700 CDT...ISOLD CELL ABOUT 25 NM SW OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG SW-W 8KT. NO LIGHTNING CURRENTLY OCCURRING WITH THIS CELL. CLOSEST LGTNG...70NM SE OVR GULF OF MEXICO. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.69 FT AT 1636 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.70 FT AT 0600 CDT. GISL1 0.41 FT AT 1636 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.27 FT AT 1700 CDT. PTFL1 0.35 FT AT 1636 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.19 FT AT 1705 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/20/2010 SUN 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 06/24/2010 THU 08:55AM LDT 1.3 H 08:17PM LDT -0.3 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5PM SKY (%).........53 WEATHER COV.....CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............88 RH..............67 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 20 FT WIND DIR..SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 SEAS............1 SEA STATE.......LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........53 45 45 45 45 45 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 86 85 84 84 84 RH..............67 69 74 78 79 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 96 96 94 94 94 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 S 4 SW 3 S 4 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM SM LC .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........45 44 44 44 47 47 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 83 85 87 89 90 RH..............82 80 72 67 64 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 93 96 98 99 103 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 7 E 6 E 5 SE 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100620.PORTF.14/LIX