FNUS74 KLIX 172221 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 521 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1700 CDT...1020MB HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN GULF COAST AREA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WAS ALONG 94W. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1018MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 98F HOUMA /HUM/... 98F GULFPORT /GPT/... 97F SLIDELL /ASD/... 97F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 93F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 94F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .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 172151Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW022 29/24 A3003 RMK AO2 RAB09E20 SLP170 P0000 T02940239 TSNO METAR KGAO 172200Z AUTO 16010KT CLR 31/24 A3002 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 172150Z 15007KT 7SM SCT085 31/24 A3001 METAR KMDJ 172215Z AUTO 18012KT 10SM FEW017 FEW027 29/24 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 172215Z AUTO 18008KT 9SM FEW110 29/24 A3002 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 1600 CDT...SHOWERS HAD DIMINISHED OVER MOST COASTAL LAND AREAS...EXCEPT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WAS DETECTED JUST NORTH OF VENICE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE DETECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE COASTAL WATERS...BUT MAINLY 15 TO 60 MILES OFFSHORE...AND ACTIVITY WAS GRADUALLY DECREASING. MOVEMENT OF ACTIVITY WAS NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.94 FT AT 1648 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.68 FT AT 0330 CDT. GISL1 0.71 FT AT 1648 CDT NR LOW TIDE...HIGH TIDE 1.41 FT AT 0330 CDT. PTFL1 0.77 FT AT 1648 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.48 FT AT 0500 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/17/2010 SAT 10:00PM LDT -0.2 L 07/18/2010 SUN 04:56AM LDT 1.0 H 04:12PM LDT 0.1 L 07/19/2010 MON 05:29AM LDT 1.1 H 05:02PM LDT -0.1 L 07/20/2010 TUE 06:16AM LDT 1.2 H 05:53PM LDT -0.2 L 07/21/2010 WED 07:08AM LDT 1.3 H 06:42PM LDT -0.2 L 07/22/2010 THU 08:02AM LDT 1.3 H 07:29PM LDT -0.2 L .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........54 55 55 55 59 59 59 62 62 62 64 64 64 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 87 86 84 83 82 82 81 81 81 81 81 81 RH..............65 69 72 74 77 78 81 82 83 83 83 83 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 97 95 93 91 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........64 70 61 61 60 53 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 85 88 89 89 RH..............83 80 71 65 63 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 96 99 101 101 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .SUNDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........53 50 61 61 58 62 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 85 83 82 81 81 RH..............67 72 77 79 81 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 94 92 90 89 87 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 40 40 30 30 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......M M M M M M .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100717.PORTF.13/LIX