FNUS74 KLIX 021624 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1124 AM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 ...LIGHTNING CAUTION ADVISED NEAR PORT FOURCHON AND TERREBONNE PARISH COAST... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1100 CDT...1019MB HIGH OVR N-CNTRL GLFMEX CNTRD NR 29N/89W. 1016MB LOW NE GLFMEX...DRIFTG W. WK SFC FNTL BNDRY ALG FL-AL-MS CST XTNDG FM LOW...DRIFTG S. 8MB SW GRADIENT HIGH TO 1011MB 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. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATERS... * AT 1115 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 30 KNOTS... FROM 7 NM WEST OF CAILLOU BAY TO 11 NM SOUTHWEST OF GRAND ISLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR ISLE DERNIERS AT 1125 AM CDT... * MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO 30 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES... AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. .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 021551Z AUTO 07004KT 9SM BKN100 29/25 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP187 T02890250 TSNO METAR KGAO 021600Z AUTO 01009KT BKN008 OVC029 29/26 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S PWINO METAR KHUM 021355Z 04003KT 7SM SCT007 OVC120 28/28 A3007 METAR KMDJ 021615Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM BKN100 29/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 021615Z AUTO 08003KT 9SM BKN100 29/24 A3007 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... ...LIGHTNING CAUTION ADVISED FOR PT FOURCHON.... AT 1100 CDT...CLUSTER OF SHWRS AND TSTMS NRLY STNRY FROM LEEVILLE TO 20NM S OF PT FOURCHON. OCNL LGTNG...G25KT...1SM OR LESS VSBY IN +RA. CELL MOVMT...SW 7KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.77 FT AT 1036 CDT FALLING OFF HIGH TIDE. GISL1 1.46 FT AT 1054 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE 1.47 FT AT 1000 CDT. PTFL1 1.49 FT AT 1054 CDT FALLING OFF HIGH TIDE. 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) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........94 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 88 88 88 87 88 88 RH..............74 69 67 67 65 65 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 99 99 99 98 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......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 $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100702.PORTF.08/LIX