FNUS74 KLIX 021011 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 511 AM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...WK 1017MB HIGH OVR N-CNTRL GLFMEX CNTRD NR SPILL LOCATION. 1015MB LOW OVR APALACHEE BAY. 8MB SW GRADIENT HIGH TO 1009MB LWR TX COAST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1017MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRU 7 AM THIS MORNING 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 METAR KBVE 020951Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM -RA FEW070 OVC100 27/25 A3004 RMK AO2 RAB08 SLP172 P0000 T02720250 TSNO METAR KGAO 021000Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 27/26 A3002 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 021000Z AUTO 10SM SCT110 25/25 A3002 RMK AO2 METAR KMDJ 020955Z AUTO 13012KT 10SM FEW014 SCT020 BKN031 29/27 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 020955Z AUTO 10014KT 10SM FEW075 SCT085 OVC110 28/26 A3002 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...EXPANSIVE AREA OF LIGHT RAIN CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ALG THE LA CST...BECMG MORE CELLULAR. GENL MOVMNT...S 10KT AWAY FM CST OVR SE LA BUT NE 8KT W OF ATCHAFALAYA RVR. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.65 FT AT 0447 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.90 FT AT 1000 CDT. GISL1 1.38 FT AT 0449 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.54 FT AT 1100 CDT. PTFL1 1.40 FT AT 0451 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.50 FT AT 0930 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/02/2010 FRI 11:28AM LDT 0.7 H 09:45PM LDT 0.4 L 07/03/2010 SAT 07:11AM LDT 0.7 H 07:43PM LDT 0.4 L 07/04/2010 SUN 06:05AM LDT 0.8 H 05:30PM LDT 0.3 L 07/05/2010 MON 05:59AM LDT 0.9 H 05:15PM LDT 0.1 L 07/06/2010 TUE 06:20AM LDT 1.0 H 05:38PM LDT 0.0 L 07/07/2010 WED 06:57AM LDT 1.1 H 06:15PM LDT -0.2 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........99 99 92 92 92 92 92 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHC NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 82 83 84 85 87 87 88 88 88 87 88 88 RH..............84 84 83 81 75 72 70 68 67 67 65 65 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 91 93 95 98 99 99 99 99 99 98 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......CH CH LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 79 79 79 68 68 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............88 85 83 83 81 81 RH..............64 70 76 78 81 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 94 94 92 89 89 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 6 E 6 E 4 E 3 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 40 40 40 30 30 SEAS............4 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........68 68 68 68 77 77 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 86 86 86 86 RH..............80 78 68 66 67 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 90 96 95 95 94 20 FT WIND......E 5 NE 6 E 6 E 7 E 7 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .INDEPENDENCE DAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100702.PORTF.02/LIX