FNUS74 KLIX 291214 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 714 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0700 CDT...1016MB HIGH PRES CNTRD OVER AL. TS ALEX CNTRD NR 22.5N/92.7W AT 0700 CDT...MOVG NNW 10KT. MAX WNDS 60KT. CNTRL PRES 983MB. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1013MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0700 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 85F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 77F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 81F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 76F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 98F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...UNREP GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 79F .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... ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FROM TROPICAL SHOWERS... * AT 613 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED SEVERAL BANDS OF MOSTLY SHOWERS PRODUCING WINDS TO 33 KNOTS...ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTAL WATERS AND NEAR SHORE AREAS...MOVING NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS. * MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO 33 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES...AND A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES THROUGH MUCH OF THIS MORNING. .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 291151Z AUTO 14011G18KT 10SM FEW021 SCT055 BKN100 27/23 A2992 RMK AO2 RAB1056E06 SLP131 P0000 60004 70006 T02670233 10278 20250 53006 TSNO METAR KGAO 291200Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 26/25 A2989 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 291155Z 09007KT 6SM BR SCT021 BKN085 24/24 A2992 METAR KMDJ 291155Z AUTO 12025KT 7SM SCT018 SCT023 BKN030 29/25 A2987 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 291155Z AUTO 13016G25KT 10SM SCT048 BKN065 OVC075 31/24 A2988 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 0700 CDT...SCT TROPICAL SHWRS AND ISOLD TSTMS DECG IN COVERG BUT REMNG SCT-OCNL NMRS 5-15NM S OF CST BELOW GRAND ISLE AND PT FOURCHON...MOVG NW 19KT. FEW LGTNG AND G25-33KT THESE CELLS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.80 FT AT 0636 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.11 FT AT 1000 CDT. GISL1 1.66 FT AT 0636 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.93 FT AT 1125 CDT. PTFL1 1.63 FT AT 0636 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) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........91 91 91 91 91 91 85 85 85 85 85 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID WID WID WID NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............82 84 85 85 85 84 84 85 85 85 84 RH..............79 78 74 72 75 75 75 75 73 75 75 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 92 94 94 94 94 93 94 94 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..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 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 25 25 25 25 25 30 30 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 80 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......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.04/LIX