FNUS74 KLIX 031516 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1016 AM CDT SAT JUL 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1000 CDT...1014MB INVERTED TROF ALG 88W...MOVG W 8KT. ARC OF SHWRS/ISOLD TSTMS 50-100NM SE THRU W OF CNTR. ASSOCD CDFNT XTNDG W ALG LA CST. TIGHT 4MB GRADIENT ACROSS N GLFMEX...LOW TO 1018MB ALG CST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1016MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDICES... AT 1000 CDT... GALLIANO /KGAO/... 94F HOUMA /KHUM/...101F GULFPORT /KGPT/... 93F SLIDELL /KASD/... 89F BOOTHVILLE /KBVE/... 97F WEST DELTA /DLP /... 94F .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 031451Z AUTO 07008G16KT 10SM FEW025 SCT041 30/25 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 60001 T03000250 51008 TSNO METAR KGAO 031500Z AUTO 04009KT SCT055 28/25 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E PWINO METAR KHUM 031450Z 05008KT 7SM BKN018 BKN035 29/28 A3004 METAR KMDJ 031455Z AUTO 08013KT 10SM SCT020 SCT025 BKN045 29/25 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 031455Z AUTO 09011KT 10SM FEW030 FEW039 FEW047 29/25 A3000 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... ...LIGHTNING CAUTION ADVISED TIL 1100 CDT... AT 1000 CDT...SCT LGT AND FAST MOVG SHWRS AND ISOLD TSTMS INCRG IN COVRG OVR BARATARIA BAY AND XNTNDG INTO GLFMEX 100NM...MOVG W 23KT. FEW LGTNG...G25-30KT...BRIEF MDT RAFL THESE CELLS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.80 FT AT 0948 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE. GISL1 1.41 FT AT 0930 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE. PTFL1 1.48 FT AT 0954 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 1.08 FT AT 1900 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/03/2010 SAT 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) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 64 76 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 85 85 86 86 86 86 85 RH..............68 68 66 66 66 66 67 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 93 93 93 93 93 93 94 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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.07/LIX