FNUS74 KLIX 190109 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 809 PM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 2000 CDT...1019MB HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1018MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 91F HOUMA /HUM/... 89F GULFPORT /GPT/... 93F SLIDELL /ASD/... 87F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 88F 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 METAR KBVE 190051Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02780233 TSNO METAR KGAO 190100Z AUTO 00000KT 27/25 A3004 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHUM 190101Z AUTO 10SM CLR 26/26 A3003 RMK AO2 METAR KMDJ 190055Z AUTO 11005KT 9SM CLR 29/25 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 190045Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 30/24 A3003 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 2000 CDT...NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED NEAR THE SPILL SITE. ISOLATED SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING OVER THE SAINT BERNARD PARISH COASTAL MARSHES. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 5 KNOTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.05FT AT 1935 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.93 FT AT 0400 CDT. GISL1 0.76FT AT 1940 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.72 FT AT 0500 CDT. PTFL1 0.80FT AT 1928 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) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........68 68 47 47 53 53 53 54 54 54 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............84 83 83 82 82 81 81 81 81 81 RH..............76 77 79 80 81 82 83 83 83 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 92 92 90 90 89 89 87 87 87 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 3.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 14 14 8 8 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 3500 4000 4000 4200 4200 MIX HGT (M).....1040 1070 1220 1220 1280 1280 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 SE 12 SE 12 SE 12 SE 13 SE 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 4 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 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 4000 3100 3100 2500 2100 MIX HGT (M).....1280 1220 940 940 760 640 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 S 10 SE 14 SE 14 SE 15 SE 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 S 4 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 5 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.17/LIX