FNUS74 KLIX 030909 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 409 AM CDT SAT JUL 3 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0400 CDT...1014MB LOW NERN GULF OF MEX DRIFTING WSW WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FNT XTNDG W INTO ERN LA. 4MB GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1015MB. .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 030851Z AUTO 07008KT 10SM FEW018 SCT025 BKN055 28/24 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02780244 56011 TSNO METAR KGAO 030900Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 22/22 A2998 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 030900Z AUTO 10SM CLR 23/23 A2998 RMK AO2 METAR KMDJ 030855Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 030855Z AUTO 05009G19KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A2996 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 0400 CDT...SCT SHWRS MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS CHANDELEUR AND BRETON SOUNDS TOWARDS THE SHORELINE. LGTNG STRIKES ARE VERY SPARSE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.80 FT AT 0400 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.90 FT AT 0800 CDT. GISL1 1.38 FT AT 0400 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.50 FT AT 0800 CDT. PTFL1 1.45 FT AT 0400 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.50 FT AT 0745 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........M 61 67 67 67 67 67 67 76 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....M ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....M RW RW RW RW RW RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M 81 81 82 83 84 86 87 87 87 87 87 87 86 RH..............M 82 82 81 79 75 72 69 65 64 64 64 64 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..M 88 88 89 92 95 96 96 97 97 97 96 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..M NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..M 10 10 8 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.M 20 20 15 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............M 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......M LC CH CH CH CH CH CH RO RO RO RO RO RO .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........76 58 58 58 54 54 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............86 84 82 82 81 80 RH..............66 70 76 77 81 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 92 90 90 88 86 20 FT WIND......E 12 E 11 E 12 E 13 E 13 NE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO RO CH .INDEPENDENCE DAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........54 61 61 61 74 74 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 81 85 87 87 87 RH..............83 79 70 65 63 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..86 88 95 97 98 97 20 FT WIND......NE 10 NE 10 NE 11 E 12 E 12 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100703.PORTF.01/LIX