FNUS74 KLIX 211615 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1115 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... AT 1100 CDT...1016MB TROF OF LOW PRES FM UPR CHAND ISLS TO ELY WAVE ALG 87W...MOVG W 5KT. 1017MB HIGH CNTRD NR 27N/90W. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1016MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1100 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...102F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...102F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...105F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/...103F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 90F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/...107F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM TODAY... ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING MISSISSIPPI CANYON 252 FROM THE EAST... * AT 937 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MOSTLY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EASTERLY WAVE...FROM 66 NM EAST OF PILOTTOWN TO 88 NM SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHWEST PASS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE AREA WAS DRIFTING WEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS. * MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES...AND LIGHTNING STRIKES IN THE VICINITY OF THE SPILL OPERATIONS AREA. COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MAINLY AFTER 11 AM CDT. .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 211551Z AUTO 07007KT 9SM CLR 32/25 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T03170250 TSNO METAR KGAO 211603Z AUTO 03007KT CLR 33/25 A3002 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 211550Z 36007KT 7SM SCT060 33/24 A3001 METAR KMDJ 211555Z AUTO 07008KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 211555Z AUTO 02006KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3001 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 1100 CDT...NO ECHOES DETECTED ALG SE LA CST. ISOLD SHWRS 19NM S...43NM S AND 46NM E OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG W-SW 8KT. NO LGTNG ATTM BUT MAY DEVLP FEW LGTNG BY 1200 CDT. CLOSEST LGTNG...124NM SE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.24 FT AT 1037 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.26 FT AT 1750 CDT. GISL1 1.07 FT AT 1039 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.17 FT AT 1758 CDT. PTFL1 1.07 FT AT 1039 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.11 FT AT 1758 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/21/2010 MON 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 06/25/2010 FRI 09:40AM LDT 1.3 H 09:00PM LDT -0.3 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........35 48 48 48 48 48 48 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 89 89 89 89 88 RH..............67 63 63 66 67 67 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 101 101 102 102 102 99 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........48 27 27 27 34 34 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 86 84 83 82 82 RH..............64 68 75 77 77 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 94 92 90 90 90 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 S 5 S 4 S 3 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC SM SM .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........34 60 60 60 60 60 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 83 83 87 87 86 RH..............77 77 74 64 64 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 93 94 94 94 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100621.PORTF.08/LIX