FNUS74 KLIX 021807 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 107 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1300 CDT...1019MB HIGH OVR N-CNTRL GLFMEX CNTRD NR 29N/89W. 1016MB LOW NE GLFMEX...DRIFTG WSW. 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 ALONG JACKSON COUNTY COAST... * AT 1243 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS AND LIGHTNING 8 NM NORTHEAST OF HORN ISLAND...OR ABOUT 4 NM SOUTHEAST OF PASCAGOULA...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR HORN ISLAND AT 140 PM CDT... * INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. .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 021651Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM CLR 29/26 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02940256 TSNO METAR KGAO 021800Z AUTO 18006KT SCT031 BKN039 27/23 A3009 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 021355Z 04003KT 7SM SCT007 OVC120 28/28 A3007 METAR KMDJ 021755Z AUTO 09008KT 10SM BKN100 29/24 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 021755Z AUTO 27013G20KT 9SM SCT020 SCT025 BKN042 27/22 A3008 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 1300 CDT...LARGE AREA OF MOSTLY MDT-HVY RAFL FM CNTRL TERRBN INTO LWR LAFOURCHE PRSHS...AND SPRDG W ACRS GRAND ISLE. NO LTGNG DETECTED ATTM BUT MAY DEVLP WITHIN THE HR OVER GRAND ISLE AND LWR BARATARIA BAY. NO LGTNG DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF GRAND ISLE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.70 FT AT 1236 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 1.17 FT AT 2000 CDT. GISL1 1.45 FT AT 1248 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 1.00 FT AT 2121 CDT. PTFL1 1.33 FT AT 1248 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 1.03 FT AT 2158 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/02/2010 FRI 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) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 88 87 88 88 RH..............67 67 65 65 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 99 98 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......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 S 5 S 5 N 5 N 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 40 40 40 30 30 SEAS............4 4 4 4 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......NE 8 NE 9 NE 8 E 11 E 13 E 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 15 25 30 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............3 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100702.PORTF.10/LIX