FNUS74 KLIX 281023 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 523 AM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...1014MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER S GA...XTNDG TO 1012MB HIGH NR 28N/87W. TS ALEX CNTRD W OF THE YUCATAN PEN...CNTL PRES 991MB. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1011MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0500 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...91F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...MISG GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...MISG SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/...MISG WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... MISG GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/...97F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * TIDES ACROSS THE REGION ARE RUNNING ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL FROM A PROLONGED SOUTHEAST FETCH COMING INTO SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW WATER TO PILE ALONG THE COAST WITH TIDES TO TWO TO THREE FEET ABOVE NORMAL IN SOME LOCATIONS. HIGH TIDES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT WEDNESDAY... * THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT WEDNESDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 KNOTS DURING THE DAY TODAY...AND 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 6 FEET TODAY...AND 6 TO 8 FEET FOR TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. .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 280951Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM FEW024 28/25 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02830250 TSNO METAR KGAO 281000Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/25 A2986 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE THRU SE METAR KHUM 281000Z AUTO 10SM CLR 25/25 A2984 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE THRU SE METAR KMDJ 281015Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM FEW020 30/26 A2986 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 281015Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM FEW022 FEW038 FEW047 30/25 A2985 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 0500 CDT...SCT SHWRS AND A FEW TSTMS WERE STEADILY DEVLPG FM PT SULPHUR TO PT FOURCHON AND XTNDG INTO THE GLFMEX 20NM S OF ISLE DERNIERES...MOVG N 11KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.60 FT AT 0500 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.10 FT AT 0930 CDT. GISL1 1.33 FT AT 0454 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.98 FT AT 1100 CDT. PTFL1 1.44 FT AT 0454 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.07 FT AT 1100 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/28/2010 MON 11:34AM LDT 1.1 H 10:39PM LDT -0.1 L 06/29/2010 TUE 12:01PM LDT 1.0 H 10:56PM LDT 0.0 L 06/30/2010 WED 12:22PM LDT 0.9 H 11:00PM LDT 0.1 L 07/01/2010 THU 12:28PM LDT 0.8 H 10:42PM LDT 0.3 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........50 74 74 74 74 74 74 76 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............82 82 83 83 85 87 88 89 89 89 89 88 88 RH..............85 85 85 84 81 77 73 69 68 68 70 70 71 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 92 92 94 97 100 102 103 103 103 103 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........76 80 80 80 75 75 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 86 84 83 83 83 RH..............71 76 77 80 81 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 97 94 93 91 91 20 FT WIND......E 14 E 14 E 13 E 14 E 14 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 4 4 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........75 76 76 76 80 80 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 83 84 87 88 87 RH..............83 83 82 74 73 75 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 92 98 102 103 102 20 FT WIND......E 14 E 14 E 15 E 15 E 14 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 50 50 SEAS............4 4 4 4 5 5 SEA STATE.......M M M M M M $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100628.PORTF.02/LIX