FNUS74 KLIX 180900 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 400 AM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0400 CDT...1021MB HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN GEORGIA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1018MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 87F HOUMA /HUM/... 89F GULFPORT /GPT/... 93F SLIDELL /ASD/... 76F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 89F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 95F .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 MTRBVE METAR KBVE 180851Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 60000 T02780239 56008 TSNO METAR KGAO 180840Z AUTO 11003KT 27/25 A3002 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 180840Z AUTO 10SM SCT023 SCT029 SCT036 27/27 A3000 RMK AO2 METAR KMDJ 180835Z AUTO 17012KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 180835Z AUTO 15010KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3001 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 0400 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWERS WERE DETECTED NORTH OF THE SPILL SITE MAINLY EAST OF THE CHANDELEUR SOUND AND 3 NM WEST OF GRAND ISLE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AND NORTHWEST AT 12 KT. NO LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE DETECTED. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY IS EXPECTED THROUGH 0900 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.63 FT AT 0424 CDT NR HIGH TIDE...LOW TIDE 0.50 FT AT 1400 CDT. GISL1 1.39 FT AT 0424 CDT NR HIGH TIDE...LOW TIDE 0.41 FT AT 1600 CDT. PTFL1 1.57 FT AT 0420 CDT NR HIGH TIDE...LOW TIDE 0.60 FT AT 1600 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........64 70 70 70 70 61 61 61 60 60 60 53 53 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT 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............81 81 82 83 85 86 87 88 88 88 88 88 87 RH..............81 81 80 77 73 70 66 63 60 60 59 61 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 90 95 96 98 98 98 98 97 97 97 96 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........53 50 61 61 58 62 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 84 83 82 81 81 RH..............62 68 73 77 78 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 92 90 90 88 87 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 40 40 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........62 57 52 52 51 51 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 86 88 89 88 RH..............79 74 66 59 57 58 HEAT INDEX (F)..86 87 94 96 97 96 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100718.PORTF.01/LIX