FNUS74 KLIX 012010 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 310 PM CDT THU JUL 1 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1500 CDT...TROPICAL SHWRS AND TSTMS STEADILY DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE OVER THE GLFMEX WATERS OFF THE LA AND MS COAST. WEAK FRONTAL ZONE SETTLED ACROSS THE GULF STATES TO MAINTAIN PERIODS OF RAIN AND EMBEDDED SHWRS/TSTMS IN THE OPERATIONS AREA FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A LONG PERIOD SWELL TRAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST WILL BE SLOW TO DAMPEN THROUGH TONIGHT. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1019MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRU 7 AM FRI FOR NEAR SHORE WATERS AND THRU 1 PM FRI FOR OUTER CSTL WATERS. .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 MTRBVE SPECI KBVE 012007Z AUTO 18008G17KT 1 3/4SM +RA BR SCT022 BKN033 OVC060 25/23 A3010 RMK AO2 P0005 TSNO METAR KGAO 012000Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM -DZ SCT005 SCT009 27/25 A3006 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 011950Z 09005KT 5SM BR SCT020 BKN080 OVC095 26/26 A3007 METAR KMDJ 011955Z AUTO 09013KT 6SM HZ CLR 27/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 011955Z AUTO 05004KT 2 1/2SM HZ CLR 24/21 A3006 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 1500 CDT...EXPANSIVE AREA TROPICAL RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHWRS DIMINISHG IN COVRG ALG THE SE LA CST. FEW LGTNG GENLY 20NM S OF ISLE DERNIERS...52NM SW OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG N 12KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.86 FT AT 1427 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 1.11 FT AT 2055 CDT. GISL1 1.66 FT AT 1436 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 1.02 FT AT 2200 CDT. PTFL1 1.67 FT AT 1436 CDT STEADY. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 07/04/2010 SUN 06:24AM LDT 0.8 H 06:21PM LDT 0.2 L 07/05/2010 MON 06:20AM LDT 1.0 H 05:50PM LDT 0.1 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........99 99 100 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............84 84 84 RH..............76 77 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 93 94 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 SEAS............5 5 5 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 93 93 WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 83 81 81 81 81 RH..............73 77 82 85 85 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 90 90 91 91 91 20 FT WIND......E 11 E 11 E 12 E 10 SE 9 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 20 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 70 70 70 60 60 SEAS............5 5 5 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........93 92 92 92 100 100 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 86 88 89 88 RH..............84 81 71 63 61 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 96 99 101 99 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 7 E 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............5 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100701.PORTF.04/LIX