FNUS74 KLIX 071334 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 834 AM CDT WED JUL 7 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0800 CDT...1019MB HIGH OVER TN DOWN TO 1007MB IN SWRN GULF. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1014MB. PLUME OF MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM INTO THE AREA BUT MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDICES... AT 0800 CDT... GALLIANO /KGAO/... 91F HOUMA /KHUM/... 85F GULFPORT /KGPT/... 93F SLIDELL /KASD/... 79F BOOTHVILLE /KBVE/... N/A WEST DELTA /DLP /... 94F .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 2 TO 3 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 SPECI KBVE 061430Z AUTO 09006KT 4SM -RA FEW014 SCT023 BKN055 27/24 A2994 RMK AO2 RAB15 P0015 TSNO METAR KGAO 071320Z AUTO 08008G16KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S THRU W METAR KHUM 071250Z 08005KT 7SM SCT075 28/28 A2999 METAR KMDJ 071315Z AUTO 12022KT 6SM HZ FEW021 FEW036 SCT045 29/25 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 071315Z AUTO 11021KT 5SM HZ FEW025 BKN090 29/25 A2998 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 SHOWERS MOVING INTO GRAND ISLE/PORT FOURCHON AREA BUT THERE IS A VERY LARGE CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WEST OF FOURCHON MOVIGN NW INTO SHORELINE AREAS. VERY FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES NEAR THE AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.70 FT AT 0800 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 1.40 FT AT 1700 CDT GISL1 2.61 FT AT 0800 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 1.40 FT AT 1800 CDT. PTFL1 2.61 FT AT 0800 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 1.10 FT AT 1700 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/07/2010 WED 06:15PM LDT -0.2 L 07/08/2010 THU 07:42AM LDT 1.3 H 06:58PM LDT -0.3 L 07/09/2010 FRI 08:32AM LDT 1.4 H 07:44PM LDT -0.4 L 07/10/2010 SAT 09:24AM LDT 1.4 H 08:32PM LDT -0.4 L 07/11/2010 SUN 10:16AM LDT 1.4 H 09:18PM LDT -0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 81 81 81 82 83 84 85 85 85 RH..............82 80 80 80 78 76 74 73 71 71 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 87 87 89 94 94 95 95 95 95 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 18 18 17 16 17 17 16 14 20 FT WIND GUST.40 40 40 40 35 35 35 35 35 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 SEAS............5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 SEA STATE.......VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO RO RO .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........75 60 60 60 73 73 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............85 87 86 85 82 81 RH..............70 66 67 72 80 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 97 95 95 89 89 20 FT WIND......SE 13 SE 10 SE 10 SE 11 SE 10 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 25 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............6 6 6 6 5 5 SEA STATE.......RO CH CH CH CH CH .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........73 55 55 55 55 55 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 81 83 85 87 88 RH..............83 83 75 69 64 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 89 91 94 97 98 20 FT WIND......SE 8 E 8 E 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............5 5 5 5 4 4 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100707.PORTF.02/LIX