FNUS74 KLIX 052309 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 609 PM CDT MON JUL 5 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...1009MB LOW LOCATED ABOUT 75 NM WEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER JUST OFF THE TERREBONNE PARISH COAST. 1019MB HIGH ALG CAROLINA ATLC CST. 10 MB GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW AND HIGH. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1014MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDICES... AT 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /KGAO/... 87F HOUMA /KHUM/... 88F GULFPORT /KGPT/... 90F SLIDELL /KASD/... 92F BOOTHVILLE /KBVE/... N/A WEST DELTA /DLP /... 86F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ....COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT...TIDE LEVELS WILL BE ABOUT 1 TO 2 FEET 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 NOT AVAILABLE METAR KGAO 052300Z AUTO 09007G14KT 10SM SCT006 SCT014 SCT022 27/25 A2987 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 052253Z 08004KT 5SM SCT015 BKN030 27/27 A2987 METAR KMDJ 052255Z AUTO 13015KT 10SM FEW014 BKN120 27/25 A2988 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 052255Z AUTO 120KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A2987 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 1800 CDT...CONVECTION CONTINUES TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH. WHILE TEMPORARY BREAK IN PRECIP LIKELY NEAR GRAND ISLE THROUGH 1900 CDT...MORE SHOWERS LIKELY LATER IN EVENING. NEAREST LIGHTNING LAST 30 MINUTES IS 30 NM SW OF GRAND ISLE. WINDS 25-30 KNOTS STILL POSSIBLE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.44 FT AT 1730 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.51 FT AT 0530 CDT GISL1 1.48 FT AT 1736 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.27 FT AT 0600 CDT. PTFL1 1.46 FT AT 1736 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.48 FT AT 0630 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/05/2010 MON 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........78 86 86 86 86 86 86 87 87 87 87 87 WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 80 80 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 RH..............69 70 72 74 76 77 77 78 78 81 81 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 92 90 89 87 87 87 87 87 88 88 88 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........87 90 90 90 90 90 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............78 80 83 85 86 85 RH..............84 81 79 74 73 74 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 93 96 96 96 20 FT WIND......E 9 E 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............2 2 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .TUESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........90 85 85 85 70 70 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............85 84 82 82 81 81 RH..............73 75 80 81 82 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 92 90 91 91 91 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 12 SE 12 SE 11 SE 15 SE 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 35 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. 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. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100705.PORTF.14/LIX