FNUS74 KLIX 221124 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 624 AM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010 AT 0600 CDT...ELY WAVE...1015MB INVRTD TROF...MOVG ACRS 90W FM LA CST TO LWR GLFMEX...MOVG W ARND 8-10KT. RICH FLW OF TROPICAL MOISTR FM FL STRAITS TO OPS AREA. 1019MB HIGH PRES RIDGG FM FL PEN INTO ERN GLFMEX. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION... 1016MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0600 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 89F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 77F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 79F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 77F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 95F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 91F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 79F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL WITH A 5% CHC OF DMGG WNDS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...TROPICAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE LOUISIANA SOUNDS AND BARATARIA BAY AREA... ...WATERSPOUTS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING... * AT 540 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING WIND GUSTS 25 TO 30 KNOTS AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS...FROM 15 NM EAST OF CHANDELEUR SOUND TO 7 NM NORTHWEST OF GRAND ISLE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 KNOTS. * THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ENTERING BRETON AND LOWER CHANDELEUR SOUNDS AND THE AREA AROUND BARATARIA BAY INCLUDING GRAND ISLE THROUGH 830 AM CDT. * SOME LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH A FEW OF THESS STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. * MARINE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE WATERSPOUTS WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IF A WATERSPOUT IS SPOTTED. DUE TO INTERACTIONS WITH A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...THE WATERSPOUTS CAN BE MORE POWERFUL AND LONGER LASTING THAN TYPICAL. .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 221114Z AUTO 14010KT 5SM -RA BR SCT021 BKN027 27/25 A3002 RMK AO2 RAB04 P0001 TSNO METAR KGAO 221100Z AUTO 36003KT 7SM CLR 25/23 A3001 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 221050Z 25004KT 6SM BR SCT060 24/24 A3002 METAR KMDJ 221115Z AUTO 23012KT 10SM FEW028 SCT037 BKN070 30/23 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 221115Z AUTO 15008G16KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3000 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 0600 CDT...SCT SHWRS FM GRAND ISLE BAYSIDE...ACRS BARATARIA BAY TO EMPIRE....MOVG WNW 10KT. WSPTS WILL BE PSBL UNDER DEVLPG SHWRS THIS AM. NO LGTNG ATTM BUT MAY DEVLP WITHIN THE HR. CLOSEST LGTNG...33NM NE IN QUARANTINE BAY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.98 FT AT 0554 CDT STEADY AT HIGH TIDE. GISL1 1.71 FT AT 0554 CDT ERRATIC NR HIGH TIDE. PTFL1 1.82 FT AT 0554 CDT STEADY AT HIGH TIDE. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/26/2010 SAT 10:22AM LDT 1.3 H 09:39PM LDT -0.2 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........58 58 58 58 58 58 74 74 74 74 74 74 WEATHER COV.....SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............82 83 83 83 85 87 88 88 88 88 87 87 RH..............84 81 80 76 73 69 63 62 62 63 64 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 89 90 93 94 94 96 96 96 96 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........74 60 60 60 55 55 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 85 84 83 83 83 RH..............64 66 71 74 79 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 93 93 92 89 87 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC CH CH CH CH .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........55 60 60 60 69 69 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 83 84 87 88 87 RH..............86 81 73 64 63 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..86 91 95 97 98 97 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100622.PORTF.04/LIX