FNUS74 KLIX 291018 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 518 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...1015MB HIGH PRES CNTRD OVER SRN AL. TS ALEX CNTRD NR 21.7N/91.9W AT 0400 CDT...MOVG NNW 7KT. MAX WNDS 60KT. CNTRL PRES 984MB. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1012MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0500 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 79F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 82F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 87F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 76F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 92F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...UNREP GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 82F .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 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 290951Z AUTO 09008KT 4SM RA BR OVC060 25/23 A2991 RMK AO2 RAB19 SLP127 P0002 T02500228 TSNO METAR KGAO 291000Z AUTO 05005KT 7SM -RA SCT005 SCT012 BKN033 27/25 A2989 RMK AO2 P0001 LTG DSNT E METAR KHUM 291000Z AUTO 10SM SCT047 SCT055 26/26 A2988 RMK AO2 METAR KMDJ 290955Z AUTO 13020KT FEW022 BKN110 29/25 A2987 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 290955Z AUTO 120KT 10SM FEW029 SCT080 BKN100 29/24 A2987 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 0500 CDT...NMRS SHWRS AND ISOLD TSTMS DEVELPG STEADILY FM LWR PLAQ PRSH...ACROSS LWR BARATARIA BAY AND GRAND ISLE TO PT AU FER ISL...MOVG NW 15KT. FEW LGTNG AND G25KT THESE CELLS. CLOSEST LGTNG...54NM NW IN ST. MARY PRSH. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.46 FT AT 0436 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.11 FT AT 1000 CDT. GISL1 1.31 FT AT 0448 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.93 FT AT 1125 CDT. PTFL1 1.33 FT AT 0448 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.97 FT AT 1130 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 12:53PM LDT 1.0 H 11:03PM LDT 0.2 L 07/02/2010 FRI 12:27PM LDT 0.8 H 10:17PM LDT 0.3 L 07/03/2010 SAT 07:38AM LDT 0.7 H 08:38PM LDT 0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........90 91 91 91 91 91 91 91 85 85 85 85 85 WEATHER COV.....SCT WID WID WID WID WID WID WID NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............82 82 82 84 85 85 85 84 84 85 85 85 84 RH..............79 79 79 78 74 72 75 75 75 75 73 75 75 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 90 92 94 94 94 94 93 94 94 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 25 25 25 25 25 30 30 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........85 90 90 90 85 85 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 83 82 83 82 81 RH..............75 78 79 78 80 86 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 94 91 93 91 87 20 FT WIND......SE 14 E 14 E 14 E 14 E 14 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............4 5 5 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO RO RO .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........85 87 87 87 89 89 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 85 85 85 85 RH..............86 81 71 73 74 73 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 91 95 96 94 94 20 FT WIND......SE 14 SE 14 SE 13 SE 12 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 80 80 80 80 80 SEAS............5 5 5 5 4 4 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO CH CH $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100629.PORTF.02/LIX