FNUS74 KLIX 281909 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 209 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 200 CDT...1014MB HIGH PRES CNTRD OVER N GLFMEX S OF FL PNHNDL. 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 200 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 95F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 98F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...103F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 85F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 105F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...UNREP GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 80F .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. ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR LAKE BORGNE OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS...MISSISSIPPI SOUND OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS * UNTIL 215 PM CDT * AT 139 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER FROM 9 NM WEST OF MISSISSIPPI SOUND TO LAKE BORGNE OR FROM 13 NM WEST OF PASS CHRISTIAN TO 7 NM NORTHEAST OF LAKE BORGNE...MOVING WEST AT 5 KNOTS. * THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR LAKE BORGNE AT 200 PM CDT... ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... BRETON SOUND OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... CHANDELEUR SOUND OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... INCLUDING BRETON SOUND AND CHANDELEUR SOUND... * UNTIL 245 PM CDT * AT 139 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER FROM 7 NM NORTHWEST OF CHANDELEUR SOUND TO 12 NM SOUTHEAST OF BRETON SOUND...MOVING WEST AT 10 KNOTS. * THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE MARSHES OF OUTER ST BERNARD PARISH AND PLAQUEMINES PARISH EAST OF EMPIRE AND PORT SULPHUR. .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 281851Z AUTO 14010KT 10SM FEW024 30/24 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T03000239 TSNO METAR KGAO 281900Z AUTO 14009KT SCT028 32/24 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS PWINO METAR KHUM 281850Z 11005KT 6SM BR BKN027 BKN037 32/25 A2989 METAR KMDJ 281855Z AUTO 15018KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2991 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 281855Z AUTO 14007G15KT 10SM SCT019 SCT085 32/25 A2991 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 200 CDT...NO TSTMS DETECTED ALG SE LA CST. ISOLD SHWRS OVR LWR TERRBN PRSH...MOVG W 12KT. NO LTGNG ATTM THESE CELLS. CLOSEST LGTNG...68NM NW NR LAPLACE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.79 FT AT 1348 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.61 FT AT 2058 CDT. GISL1 1.81 FT AT 1348 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.54 FT AT 2227 CDT. PTFL1 1.80 FT AT 1400 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.52 FT AT 2230 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/28/2010 MON 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) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 88 88 RH..............68 70 70 71 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 101 101 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 SEAS............3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 40 40 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 DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR 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.30 30 30 30 30 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 80 80 80 70 70 SEAS............4 5 5 5 6 6 SEA STATE.......M M M M M M $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100628.PORTF.11/LIX