FNUS74 KLIX 041310 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 810 AM CDT SUN JUL 4 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0800 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 0800 CDT... GALLIANO /KGAO/... 91F HOUMA /KHUM/... 84F GULFPORT /KGPT/... 78F SLIDELL /KASD/... 74F 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 041300Z AUTO 07007KT SCT055 28/25 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S PWINO METAR KHUM 041250Z 00000KT 7SM SKC 28/28 A2997 METAR KMDJ 041255Z AUTO 12017KT 9SM FEW027 SCT031 SCT039 28/24 A2996 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 041255Z AUTO 10014KT 7SM FEW022 FEW028 SCT055 28/24 A2996 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...ISOLATED SHRA MOVING WNW AROUND 20 KT ACROSS COASTAL WATERS AND SHORELINES. EXPECT COVERAGE TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. RAIN WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE BUT BRIEF. NO LTNG WITHIN 100 NM OF GRAND ISLE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.23 FT AT 0800 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 1.60 FT AT 1500 CDT GISL1 2.05 FT AT 0800 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 1.30 FT AT 1600 CDT. PTFL1 2.12 FT AT 0800 CDT FALLING...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) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............82 84 86 87 88 88 88 88 87 87 RH..............78 71 66 62 59 58 58 59 60 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 91 93 94 95 95 95 95 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.05/LIX