FNUS74 KLIX 281704 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1204 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1200 CDT...1014MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER N GLFMEX S OF MOBILE BAY. TS ALEX CNTRD W OF THE YUCATAN PEN IN ERN BAY OF CAMPECHE...MOVG GENLY NNW. CNTRL PRES 989MB. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1014MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1200 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 99F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 96F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...100F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 89F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 98F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...UNREP GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 98F .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 281651Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM SCT035 31/25 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T03060250 TSNO METAR KGAO 281640Z AUTO 12010G16KT SCT033 31/25 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N PWINO METAR KHUM 281550Z 14004KT 7SM SCT020 BKN060 28/28 A2989 RMK RAE15 METAR KMDJ 281655Z AUTO 14016KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A2992 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 281655Z AUTO 17012G18KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A2990 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 1200 CDT...NO TSTMS DETECTED ALG SE LA CST. A SMALL AREA OF SHWRS DETECTED S OF TERREBONNE BAY...MOVG WNW 10KT. NO LTGNG ATTM THESE CELLS. CLOSEST LGTNG...65NM N OVR LK PONTCHARTRAIN. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.13 FT AT 1136 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.61 FT AT 2058 CDT. GISL1 1.88 FT AT 1136 CDT AT HIGH TIDE. PTFL1 1.99 FT AT 1136 CDT FALLING OFF HIGH TIDE. 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) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........76 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 89 89 88 88 RH..............69 68 68 70 70 71 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 103 103 101 101 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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.....CHANCE SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 86 84 83 83 83 RH..............71 76 79 80 81 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 97 95 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.09/LIX