FNUS74 KLIX 282310 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 610 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...1014MB HIGH PRES CNTRD OVER NERN GLFMEX NEAR FL PNHNDL. TS ALEX CNTRD W OF THE YUCATAN PEN IN ERN BAY OF CAMPECHE...MOVG GENLY NNW. CNTRL PRES 989MB. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1011MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1800 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 92F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...MISG GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 89F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 85F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 95F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...UNREP GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 87F .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... .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 282251Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP113 T02890239 TSNO METAR KGAO 282300Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A2987 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW METAR KHUM 282250Z 06008KT 7SM -TSRA SCT011 BKN030 24/24 2991 RMK TS NW MOV NW METAR KMDJ 282255Z AUTO 13015KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A2987 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 282255Z AUTO 13008G14KT 10SM FEW020 30/24 A2985 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 1800 CDT...MUCH OF THE SHWR ACTIVITY MOVG INLAND OF THE NR COASTAL AREAS AND DECREASING IN INTENSITY...MOVG WNW 12KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.01 FT AT 1800 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.61 FT AT 2058 CDT. GISL1 1.06 FT AT 1800 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.54 FT AT 2227 CDT. PTFL1 0.97 FT AT 1800 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........76 75 75 75 75 75 75 85 85 85 85 85 WEATHER COV.....CHC SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 86 86 85 84 84 83 82 82 82 82 82 RH..............71 72 73 76 74 75 77 79 79 81 82 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 99 96 94 94 92 92 90 89 89 89 90 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 30 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........85 88 88 88 80 80 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 82 84 87 87 86 RH..............85 86 80 70 70 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 91 96 99 99 98 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.......RO RO RO RO RO RO .TUESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........80 85 85 85 85 85 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............86 85 84 83 82 82 RH..............75 78 81 81 84 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 96 94 92 90 90 20 FT WIND......E 14 E 14 E 14 E 14 E 14 SE 13 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............6 6 6 6 5 5 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO RO RO .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .THURSDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100628.PORTF.15/LIX