FNUS74 KLIX 031309 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 809 AM CDT SAT JUL 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0800 CDT...1014MB LOW CNTRD NR 27.3N/87.9W ALG AN OPEN WAVE ALG 88.0W...MOVG WSW 8KT. VERY LTL CONVCTN NR LOW CNTR...ARC OF SHWRS/ISOLD TSTMS 50-100NM SE THRU W OF CNTR. ASSOCD CDFNT XTNDG W ALG LA CST. TIGHT 3MB GRADIENT ACROSS N GLFMEX...LOW TO 1017MB ALG CST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1016MB. .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. ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... * THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. * EAST WINDS NEAR 20 MPH ALONG AND JUST OFF THE MISSISSIPPI COAST TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH TIDES HIGHER THAN NORMAL TODAY AND TONIGHT. TIDES NEAR 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF TIDAL MARSHES AND LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE COAST AND BAYOUS IN HANCOCK COUNTY...PARTICULARLY AT THE PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE TODAY AND AGAIN THIS EVENING. .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 031251Z AUTO 09008KT 10SM FEW027 29/24 A3002 RMK AO2 RAE35 SLP165 P0000 T02890244 TSNO METAR KGAO 031300Z AUTO 03005KT 27/26 A3003 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED PWINO METAR KHUM 031250Z 01008KT 7SM FEW040 27/27 A3004 METAR KMDJ 031255Z AUTO 05008KT 10SM FEW020 SCT025 SCT036 28/25 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 031255Z AUTO 08009KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A3001 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 0800 CDT...ISOLD LGT SHWRS MOVG ACRS BARATARIA BAY FM LWR PLAQ PRSH...MOVG W 13KT. NO LGTNG DETECTED THESE CELLS. ALL SHWRS ARE SMALL AND FAST MOVG...LASTING ABT 5-10 MIN OVR LOCATION. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.81 FT AT 0730 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE. GISL1 1.44 FT AT 0738 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE. PTFL1 1.55 FT AT 0731 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE. 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) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........39 62 62 62 76 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 85 85 85 85 86 86 86 86 85 RH..............78 72 68 68 66 66 66 66 67 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 94 94 93 93 93 93 93 93 94 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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.05/LIX