FNUS74 KLIX 220003 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 703 PM CDT WED JUL 21 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1900 CDT...1020MB HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE SERN CONUS WITH THE RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING WEST SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE GULF COAST REGION INTO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. ONE TROPICAL WAVE CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE...ROUGHLY ALONG LONGITUDE 96W. A SECOND...MORE VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE...IS NEAR HISPANIOLA. PRESSURE AT SPILL SITE 1018. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/... 98F GULFPORT /GPT/...104F SLIDELL /ASD/...100F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 98F WEST DELTA /DLP/...100F .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 212351Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM FEW031 31/24 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP177 T03060244 10328 20306 56006 TSNO METAR KGAO 212340Z AUTO 08011G16KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A3004 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 212350Z 09004KT 7SM SCT035 31/24 A3004 METAR KMDJ 212355Z AUTO 10016KT 7SM FEW023 30/26 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 212355Z AUTO 11017G23KT 7SM FEW026 FEW032 FEW043 31/25 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 1900 CDT...ISOLD LGT SHRA CONTINUE TO PUSH TO THE WEST NORTHWEST ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AND ONSHORE. VERY MINIMAL RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THESE SHRA. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.49 FT AT 1839 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.31 FT AT 0600 CDT. GISL1 0.55 FT AT 1843 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE WITHIN THE HOUR. PTFL1 0.39 FT AT 1843 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.04 FT AT 0700 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 07/23/2010 FRI 08:53AM LDT 1.3 H 08:12PM LDT -0.2 L 07/24/2010 SAT 09:39AM LDT 1.3 H 08:48PM LDT -0.1 L 07/25/2010 SUN 10:19AM LDT 1.2 H 09:18PM LDT 0.0 L .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........47 47 47 40 40 45 45 45 45 28 28 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 85 84 83 83 83 82 82 82 82 82 RH..............71 74 76 77 78 80 81 81 81 81 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 95 94 92 92 92 90 90 90 90 90 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........28 26 30 30 39 27 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 83 87 89 90 89 RH..............81 79 69 62 61 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 93 101 101 102 101 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............4 3 3 3 4 4 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .THURSDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........27 27 27 27 28 28 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............89 86 84 83 82 81 RH..............64 71 76 79 82 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 95 94 92 90 90 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............4 3 3 3 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100721.PORTF.15/LIX