FNUS74 KLIX 031018 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 518 AM CDT SAT JUL 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...1013MB 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. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... * THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. * EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS OF 3 TO 4 FEET THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET NEARSHORE...4 TO 6 FEET OFFSHORE BY LATE TONIGHT. .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 030951Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02670233 TSNO METAR KGAO 031000Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 23/23 A2999 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 031000Z AUTO 10SM SCT050 23/23 A2999 RMK AO2 METAR KMDJ 030955Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM FEW037 SCT045 28/25 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 030955Z AUTO 05013KT 10SM FEW034 FEW045 28/25 A2997 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...ISOLD LGT SHWRS OVR BARATARIA BAY...MOVG W 15KT. OTHER SHWRS DEVLPG E OF MS RVR DELTA...MOVG W 15KT. NO LGTNG THESE CELLS. G25-30KT PSBL AND BRIEF MDT RAFL. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.75 FT AT 0500 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.90 FT AT 0800 CDT. GISL1 1.37 FT AT 0500 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.50 FT AT 0800 CDT. PTFL1 1.51 FT AT 0500 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) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........29 39 39 39 62 62 62 76 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 81 82 83 85 85 85 85 86 86 86 86 85 RH..............82 82 81 78 72 68 68 66 66 66 66 67 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 89 91 94 94 93 93 93 93 93 93 94 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 8 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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............85 84 83 82 81 80 RH..............67 70 74 76 79 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 92 90 89 87 86 20 FT WIND......E 12 E 11 E 12 E 13 E 13 NE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 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 86 86 86 RH..............82 78 69 67 67 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..86 90 94 94 94 94 20 FT WIND......NE 10 NE 10 NE 11 E 12 E 12 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100703.PORTF.02/LIX