FNUS74 KLIX 281221 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 721 AM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0700 CDT...1015MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER S GA...XTNDG TO 1012MB HIGH NR 28N/87W. TS ALEX CNTRD W OF THE YUCATAN PEN...CNTL PRES 989MB...MOVG GENLY NW. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1012MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0700 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 93F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 84F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 88F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 83G WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... UNREP GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 85F .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 281151Z AUTO 08003KT 9SM CLR 28/26 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02830256 10289 20278 53009 TSNO METAR KGAO 281200Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM VCTS CLR 27/26 A2987 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS METAR KHUM 281150Z 00000KT 5SM BR SCT100 26/26 A2987 METAR KMDJ 281215Z AUTO 20015KT 10SM FEW065 SCT100 29/25 A2988 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 281215Z AUTO VRB06KT 9SM FEW022 31/25 A2987 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 0700 CDT...SCT SHWRS AND ISOLD TSTMS FM 21NM N OF GRAND ISLE TO 116NM SW OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG NNW 10KT. CLOSEST LGTNG...24NM NW. MUCH LRGR AREA OF RAFL AND EMBEDDED TSTMS 80-120NM S OF LA CST...MOVG N 9KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.90 FT AT 0648 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.10 FT AT 0930 CDT. GISL1 1.56 FT AT 0648 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.98 FT AT 1100 CDT. PTFL1 1.69 FT AT 0648 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 07/02/2010 FRI 12:27PM LDT 0.8 H 10:17PM LDT 0.3 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........74 74 74 74 74 76 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 83 85 87 88 89 89 89 89 88 88 RH..............85 84 81 77 73 69 68 68 70 70 71 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 94 97 100 102 103 103 103 103 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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.04/LIX