FNUS74 KLIX 241112 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 612 AM CDT THU JUN 24 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0600 CDT...RICH FLW OF MOISTR FM FL STRAITS TO JUST S OF OPS AREA. 1019MB HIGH PRES FROM SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TO GEORGIA. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION... 1018MB. ISLD SHWRS OVR MS CANYON AND DEVELOPING NR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0300 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 78F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 77F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 75F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 74F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 86F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 86F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 78F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .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 241051Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 27/25 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02670250 TSNO METAR KGAO 241100Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 24/24 A3008 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 241050Z 36004KT 6SM BR SKC 24/24 A3009 METAR KMDJ 241055Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM FEW023 30/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 241055Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM CLR 29/26 A3007 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...A FEW SHWRS DEVELOPING FROM SW PASS AND WESTWARD. AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND IN INTENSITY IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.95 FT AT 0600 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.11 FT AT 0830 CDT. GISL1 1.65 FT AT 0600 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.87 FT AT 0800 CDT. PTFL1 1.93 FT AT 0600 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.89 FT AT 0800 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HEAT INDEX..........99. SEA STATE...........0. SEAS................2 FEET. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........53 52 52 52 52 52 52 51 51 51 51 51 WEATHER COV.....SCH ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............82 82 82 84 85 87 89 89 90 90 90 89 RH..............78 77 76 73 69 65 62 61 60 60 59 60 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 90 93 95 97 98 99 99 99 99 97 20 FT WIND DIR..E NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HEAT INDEX..........97. SEA STATE...........0. SEAS................2 FEET. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........51 40 40 40 36 36 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 86 84 83 82 82 RH..............60 65 69 74 75 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 93 92 91 91 92 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC SM .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HEAT INDEX..........101. SEA STATE...........0. SEAS................2 FEET. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........36 36 36 36 45 45 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 83 84 88 89 89 RH..............79 77 74 65 63 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 94 96 100 101 101 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 3 NE 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SM LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100624.PORTF.02/LIX