FNUS74 KLIX 281316 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 816 AM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0800 CDT...1015MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER S GA...XTNDG TO 1013MB HIGH NR 28N/89W. TS ALEX CNTRD W OF THE YUCATAN PEN IN ERN BAY OF CAMPECHE...MOVG GENLY NW. CNTRL PRES 989MB. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1012MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0800 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 97F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 84F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 92F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 93G WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... UNREP GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 93F .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. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST.. ...LIGHTNING CAUTION ADVISED FROM SW PASS OF MS RIVER TO TERREBONNE BAY UNTIL 0930 CDT... * AT 736 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS...FROM 9 NM NORTHEAST OF CAILLOU BAY TO 15 NM EAST OF SOUTHWEST PASS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... OVER TIMBALIER BAY AT 750 AM CDT... OVER GRAND ISLE AT 815 AM CDT... .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 281251Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 29/26 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02940256 TSNO METAR KGAO 281300Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM VCTS SCT032 28/26 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND SW METAR KHUM 281150Z 00000KT 5SM BR SCT100 26/26 A2987 METAR KMDJ 281255Z AUTO 17020KT 10SM FEW110 29/25 A2990 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 281255Z AUTO VRB04G10KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A2988 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... AT 0800 CDT...LRG AND XPNDG AREA OF TSTMS FM SW PASS OF MS RVR TO 10NM S OF GRAND ISLE TO LWR TERRBN PRSH...MOVG N 7KT. OCNL LGTNG AND G25KT THESE CELLS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.11 FT AT 0748 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.18 FT AT 0930 CDT. GISL1 1.69 FT AT 0754 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.98 FT AT 1100 CDT. PTFL1 1.93 FT AT 0754 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) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........74 74 74 74 76 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 85 87 88 89 89 89 89 88 88 RH..............84 81 77 73 69 68 68 70 70 71 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 97 100 102 103 103 103 103 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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.05/LIX