FNUS74 KLIX 281807 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 107 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 100 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 990MB PER CURRENT RECON FLIGHT. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1014MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 100 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 99F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...103F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...103F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 85F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...UNREP GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 94F .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 281751Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 60001 T03060244 10311 20272 51003 TSNO METAR KGAO 281800Z AUTO 16007KT SCT024 SCT029 31/25 A2990 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 281750Z 15007KT 7SM BKN018 BKN030 31/24 A2991 METAR KMDJ 281755Z AUTO 15019KT 10SM FEW014 29/25 A2990 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 281755Z AUTO 15014KT 10SM CLR 31/24 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... AT 100 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...70NM NE IN THE SLIDELL AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.05 FT AT 1236 CDT SLIGHTLY FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.61 FT AT 2058 CDT. GISL1 1.86 FT AT 1236 CDT AND STEADY. PTFL1 1.95 FT AT 1218 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) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 89 88 88 RH..............68 68 70 70 71 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 103 101 101 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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 14 E 13 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......SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 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...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORNE TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100628.PORTF.10/LIX