FNUS74 KLIX 021210 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 710 AM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0700 CDT...WK 1018MB HIGH OVR N-CNTRL GLFMEX CNTRD NR 29N/87W. 1015MB LOW OVR APALACHEE BAY. WK SFC FNTL BNDRY ALG FL-AL-MS CST XTNDG FM LOW...NRLY STNRY. 9MB SW GRADIENT HIGH TO 1009MB LWR TX COAST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1018MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .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 021151Z AUTO 12004KT 9SM OVC085 27/26 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 60000 70022 T02720256 10278 20267 53001 TSNO METAR KGAO 021200Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM CLR 27/26 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE METAR KHUM 021050Z 03005KT 5SM OVC120 26/26 A3002 METAR KMDJ 021155Z AUTO 12011KT 9SM CLR 29/26 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 021155Z AUTO 09012KT 9SM FEW050 FEW065 OVC100 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 0700 CDT...A NARROW BAND OF LGT RAFL MOVG WWD BELOW BARATARIA BAY. LARGE CLUSTER OF SHWRS/TSTMS DEVLPD OFF THE MOUTH OF THE MS RVR...MOVG SE 8KT. OCNL LGTNG...G28KT...PSBL WSPTS THESE CELLS. CLOSEST LGTNG...95NM SE OF GRAND ISLE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.65 FT AT 0636 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.88 FT AT 1000 CDT. GISL1 1.43 FT AT 0636 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.47 FT AT 1000 CDT. PTFL1 1.45 FT AT 0636 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.48 FT AT 0945 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) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........92 92 92 92 92 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 84 85 87 87 88 88 88 87 88 88 RH..............83 81 75 72 70 68 67 67 65 65 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 95 98 99 99 99 99 99 98 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..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 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......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.04/LIX