FNUS74 KLIX 231915 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 215 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2010 ...LIGHTNING CAUTION ADVISED FOR LA COASTAL AREAS THRU 1600 CDT... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1400 CDT...RICH FLW OF TROPICAL MOISTR FM FL STRAITS TO JUST S OF OPS AREA. 1023MB HIGH PRES OVR SRN GA...RDGG TO 1020MB HIGH NR 29N/90W. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION... 1020MB. SCT-NMRS TSTMS IMPACTING THE SE LA COASTAL AREAS WITH OCNL-FQT LGTNG...WND G30KT AND ISOLD WSPTS REMNDR OF THIS AFTN...DIMINISHING IN COVRG AFT 1700 CDT. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1400 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 98F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 96G GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 94F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 94F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...103F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 97F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/...103F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... BRETON SOUND OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... * UNTIL 245 PM CDT * AT 106 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING A WATERSPOUT OVER BRETON SOUND...NEAR BLACK BAY...OR 28NM SOUTHEAST OF HOPEDALE...MOVING NORTH AT 10 KNOTS. A WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD WITH THIS STORM. .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 MTRBVE SPECI KBVE 231907Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM BKN030 OVC035 30/24 A3010 RMK AO2 TSNO METAR KGAO 231900Z AUTO 01004KT VCTS 25/25 A3011 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS METAR KHUM 231850Z 18006KT 7SM SCT050 29/24 A3010 METAR KMDJ 231855Z AUTO 16009KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 231855Z AUTO 12006G13KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A3008 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 THRU 1600 CDT... AT 1400 CDT...MUCH OF THE OPERATIONS AREA IMPACTED BY NMRS SHWRS AND TSTMS FM BARATARIA BAY THRU TIMBALIER BAY...MOVG N 10-12KT. OCNL-FQT LGTNG...G30KT...ISOLD WSPTS THESE CELLS. CONDS TO IMPRV GRADUALLY AFT 1700 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.97 FT AT 1254 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.04 FT AT 1800 CDT. GISL1 1.09 FT AT 1254 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.05 FT AT 1900 CDT. PTFL1 1.03 FT AT 1254 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.18 FT AT 1800 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/23/2010 WED 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 06/27/2010 SUN 11:00AM LDT 1.3 H 10:12PM CDT -0.2 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 70 70 70 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 88 87 87 RH..............63 64 65 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........70 56 56 56 51 51 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 85 84 82 82 82 RH..............66 72 74 78 78 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 93 91 90 90 90 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 45 45 45 51 51 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 83 87 88 89 90 RH..............78 74 66 63 62 58 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 91 97 98 99 101 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 4 NE 5 E 5 E 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100623.PORTF.11/LIX