FNUS74 KLIX 051112 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 612 AM CDT MON JUL 5 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0600 CDT...1010MB LOW LOCATED ABOUT 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 1020MB HIGH ALG CAROLINA ATLC CST. 8MB GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW AND HIGH. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1013MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDICES... AT 0600 CDT... GALLIANO /KGAO/... 86F HOUMA /KHUM/... 78F GULFPORT /KGPT/... 85F SLIDELL /KASD/... 77F BOOTHVILLE /KBVE/... N/A WEST DELTA /DLP /... 95F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ....COASTAL FLOOD STATMENT...TIDE LEVELS WILL BE ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL TODAY. .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 051100Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A2989 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 051050Z 00000KT 5SM BR SCT017 26/26 A2987 RMK LAST METAR KMDJ 051055Z AUTO 21015KT 10SM FEW013 FEW022 BKN035 27/24 A2990 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 051055Z AUTO 15010KT 10SM SCT023 SCT030 BKN037 30/24 A2989 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...SCT SHWRS MOVING NORTH ABOUT 20KT WILL BE IMPACTING BARATARIA BAY WHICH INCLUDES GRAND ISLE AND COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THERE. RAIN WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE BUT BRIEF. NO LIGHTNING NEAR THE AREA AT THIS TIME. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.60 FT AT 0600 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 1.80 FT AT 1600 CDT GISL1 2.29 FT AT 0500 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 1.60 FT AT 1700 CDT. PTFL1 2.43 FT AT 0500 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 1.60 FT AT 1630 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........66 66 66 66 66 66 78 78 78 78 78 78 WEATHER COV.....SCT CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............79 81 82 84 84 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 RH..............88 86 81 76 73 70 67 66 66 67 67 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..86 88 90 91 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 92 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 60 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH 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 (%).........78 82 82 82 79 79 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 83 81 81 80 80 RH..............69 72 76 77 81 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 90 87 87 88 88 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........79 85 85 85 85 85 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 81 83 85 86 85 RH..............81 81 76 74 73 74 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 89 92 96 96 96 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 7 SE 9 SE 10 SE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............2 2 2 2 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100705.PORTF.03/LIX