FNUS74 KLIX 041206 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 706 AM CDT SUN JUL 4 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0700 CDT...1012MB LOW LOCATED ABOUT 150 NM SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 1021MB HIGH ALG CAROLINA ATLC CST. 9MB GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW AND HIGH. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1014MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDICES... AT 0700 CDT... GALLIANO /KGAO/... 86F HOUMA /KHUM/... 75F GULFPORT /KGPT/... 77F SLIDELL /KASD/... 76F BOOTHVILLE /KBVE/... N/A WEST DELTA /DLP /... 90F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR GULF COASTAL WATERS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER EXCLUDING THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND AND LAKE BORGNE... * EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH SEAS OF UP TO 6 FEET...MAINLY IN THE OUTER GULF WATERS. ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR HANCOCK COUNTY IN COASTAL MISSISSIPPI... .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 031751Z AUTO 09013G21KT 10SM FEW019 SCT027 29/24 A3001 RMK AO2 RAB32E44 SLP163 P0000 60003 T02890244 10300 20267 58004 TSNO METAR KGAO 041200Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A2996 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 041050Z 04005KT 7SM FEW020 24/24 A2996 METAR KMDJ 041155Z AUTO 11017KT 10SM SCT025 SCT033 BKN046 29/24 A2995 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 041155Z AUTO 12015KT 7SM SCT020 BKN024 28/24 A2994 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 0700 CDT...ISOLD SHRA MOVING WNW AROUND 20 KT ACROSS COASTAL WATERS AND SHORELINES. CURRENT IMPACTED AREAS INCLUDE TERREBONNE BAY AND LIKELY BARATARIA BAY W/IN THE NEXT HOUR. EXPECT BRIEF LIGHT RAIN. NO LTNG WITHIN 100 NM OF GRAND ISLE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.25 FT AT 0700 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 1.60 FT AT 1500 CDT GISL1 2.05 FT AT 0700 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 1.30 FT AT 1600 CDT. PTFL1 2.15 FT AT 0700 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 1.25 FT AT 1600 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/04/2010 SUN 06:21PM LDT 0.2 L 07/05/2010 MON 06:20AM LDT 1.0 H 05:50PM LDT 0.1 L 07/06/2010 TUE 06:42AM LDT 1.2 H 06:06PM LDT -0.1 L 07/07/2010 WED 07:17AM LDT 1.4 H 06:39PM LDT -0.3 L 07/08/2010 THU 08:00AM LDT 1.5 H 07:18PM LDT -0.5 L 07/09/2010 FRI 08:48AM LDT 1.6 H 08:01PM LDT -0.5 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 82 84 86 87 88 88 88 88 87 87 RH..............82 78 71 66 62 59 58 58 59 60 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..86 88 91 93 94 95 95 95 95 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........42 54 54 54 54 54 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............86 84 81 80 79 79 RH..............62 67 77 80 84 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 90 87 86 84 84 20 FT WIND......E 8 E 8 E 8 E 8 E 7 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........54 66 66 66 58 58 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 81 84 86 87 86 RH..............85 80 70 66 64 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..84 88 93 95 95 94 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 NE 5 E 6 E 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100704.PORTF.04/LIX