FNUS74 KLIX 031113 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 613 AM CDT SAT JUL 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0600 CDT...1013MB LOW CNTRD NR 27N/87W...MOVG WSW 5KT. ASSOCD CDFNT XTNDG W INTO ERN LA. 4MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. 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 031051Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM FEW020 SCT041 27/24 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02720244 TSNO METAR KGAO 031100Z AUTO 32005KT 5SM BR BKN014 23/23 A2999 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 031055Z 30008KT 7SM FEW050 24/24 3001 METAR KMDJ 031055Z AUTO 04010KT 10SM FEW027 FEW049 29/25 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 031055Z AUTO 06009KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A2998 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 0600 CDT...A BAND OF LGT SHWRS 35NM E OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG W 13KT. FEW LGTNG THESE CELLS OVR LAND. G25-30KT PSBL AND BRIEF MDT RAFL OVR BARATARIA BAY AND VCNTY GRAND ISLE 0700-0800 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.82 FT AT 0548 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.90 FT AT 0800 CDT. GISL1 1.40 FT AT 0548 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.50 FT AT 0800 CDT. PTFL1 1.53 FT AT 0548 CDT RISING NR 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) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........39 39 39 62 62 62 76 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 82 83 85 85 85 85 86 86 86 86 85 RH..............82 81 78 72 68 68 66 66 66 66 67 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 91 94 94 93 93 93 93 93 93 94 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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.03/LIX