FNUS74 KLIX 182318 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 618 PM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...1019MB HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1018.5MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 94F HOUMA /HUM/... 96F GULFPORT /GPT/... 93F SLIDELL /ASD/... 93F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 88F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 97F .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 182251Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02780233 TSNO METAR KGAO 182300Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 29/25 A3004 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 182248Z 09004KT 7SM FEW020 BKN060 28/28 A3005 METAR KMDJ 182255Z AUTO 28006KT 8SM FEW025 FEW039 SCT046 29/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 182255Z AUTO 21008KT 9SM SCT025 SCT029 SCT036 29/25 A3004 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...NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED NEAR THE SPILL SITE. SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING FROM THE COASTAL MARSHES OF SAINT BERNARD PARISH TO PORT SULPHUR WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL JUST NORTH OF BOOTHVILLE AND NORTHEAST OF HOPEDALE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.83FT AT 1735 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.93 FT AT 0400 CDT. GISL1 0.67FT AT 1740 CDT NR LOW TIDE...HIGH TIDE 1.72 FT AT 0500 CDT. PTFL1 0.85 FT AT 1742 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.80 FT AT 0500 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/18/2010 SUN 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) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........68 68 68 68 47 47 53 53 53 54 54 54 WEATHER COV.....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 TEMP............87 85 84 83 83 82 82 81 81 81 81 81 RH..............69 72 76 77 79 80 81 82 83 83 83 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 94 93 92 92 90 90 89 89 87 87 87 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............3 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 .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........54 53 56 56 48 53 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 86 88 89 88 RH..............83 79 70 62 61 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 90 96 99 101 99 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 E 5 E 6 SE 6 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .MONDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........53 46 49 49 53 60 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 86 83 83 81 81 RH..............63 68 77 78 82 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 95 92 90 87 87 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 (%).40 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100718.PORTF.13/LIX