FNUS74 KLIX 281410 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 910 AM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0900 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 NNW. CNTRL PRES 989MB. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1013MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0900 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 97F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...MISG GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 94F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 93G WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 94F 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 ALONG THE SE LOUISIANA COAST... ...LIGHTNING CAUTION ADVISED UNTIL 1000 AM CDT... * AT 839 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS... FROM CAILLOU BAY TO 31 NM SOUTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE...OR FROM CAILLOU BAY TO 9 NM WEST OF SOUTHWEST PASS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS. * INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH SEVERAL OF THESE STORMS. NEAR SHORE OIL CLEAN UP PERSONNEL SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE SKIES AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF THUNDER IS HEARD. .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 281351Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM FEW028 29/26 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02940256 TSNO METAR KGAO 281400Z AUTO 13009G15KT 2SM VCTSRA BKN006 BKN009 OVC022 28/25 A2989 RMK AO2 P0002 LTG DSNT S THRU W METAR KHUM 281350Z 13003KT 6SM TS SCT030 BKN055 29/27 A2989 METAR KMDJ 281355Z AUTO 16019KT 10SM SCT110 28/24 A2990 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 281355Z AUTO 22020G27KT 9SM FEW015 BKN020 OVC055 28/25 A2989 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 0900 CDT...LRG AND XPNDG AREA OF TSTMS FM N OF 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 2.17 FT AT 0818 CDT RISING NR HIGH TIDE 2.18 FT AT 0930 CDT. GISL1 1.79 FT AT 0836 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.98 FT AT 1100 CDT. PTFL1 1.93 FT AT 0836 CDT STEADY...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) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........74 74 74 76 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 87 88 89 89 89 89 88 88 RH..............81 77 73 69 68 68 70 70 71 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 100 102 103 103 103 103 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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.06/LIX