FNUS74 KLIX 211715 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1215 PM CDT MON JUN 21 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... AT 1200 CDT...1016MB TROF OF LOW PRES FM UPR CHAND ISLS TO ELY WAVE ALG 87W...MOVG W 5KT. 1018MB HIGH CNTRD NR 27N/90W. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1017MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1200 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...103F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...102F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...101F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/...103F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 98F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 84F 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... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR MISSISSIPPI CANYON 252... AT 1155 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS...ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF MISSISSIPPI CANYON 252...OR ABOUT 46 NM SOUTHEAST OF PILOTTOWN...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING BARATARIA BAY... * AT 1155 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 30 KNOTS...5 NM NORTHEAST OF BARATARIA BAY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... OVER BARATARIA BAY AT 1220 PM CDT... 4 NM NORTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE AT 100 PM CDT... * MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO 30 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES... AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. * INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. .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 211651Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T03220250 TSNO METAR KGAO 211640Z AUTO 36005KT 33/23 A3002 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 211650Z 36006KT 7SM SCT050 34/23 A3001 METAR KMDJ 211635Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 211635Z AUTO 05009KT 10SM CLR 31/24 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... ...LIGHTNING CAUTION ADVISED FOR GRAND ISLE AND BARATARIA BAY... AT 1200 CDT...ISOLD TSTM OVR ERN BARATARIA BAY...18NM NE OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG SW 10KT. OCNL LGTNG THIS CELL. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.92 FT AT 1144 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.26 FT AT 1750 CDT. GISL1 0.86 FT AT 1144 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.17 FT AT 1758 CDT. PTFL1 0.77 FT AT 1157 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) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........48 48 48 48 48 48 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 89 89 89 88 RH..............63 63 66 67 67 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 101 102 102 102 99 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD 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