FNUS74 KLIX 271813 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 113 PM CDT TUE JUL 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1300 CDT...1021MB HIGH OVER E GLFMEX...RIDGING INTO CNTRL GLFMEX TO 93W. BROAD INVERTED LOW PRES TROF...1014MB OVER WRN GLFMEX. 7MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX HIGH TO TROF. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1300 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...102F HOUMA /HUM/...102F GULFPORT /GPT/...101F SLIDELL /ASD/... 99F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...100F WEST DELTA /DLP/...100F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... INCLUDING CAILLOU BAY AND ISLE DERNIERS... * UNTIL 230 PM CDT * AT 1249 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER FROM 48 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAILLOU BAY TO 100 NM SOUTH OF ISLE DERNIERS...OR FROM 43 NM SOUTHWEST OF POINT AU FER ISLAND TO 100 NM SOUTH OF ISLE DERNIERS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS. * THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR OVER CAILLOU BAY BY 220 PM CDT 2 NM SOUTHWEST OF ISLE DERNIERS BY 230 PM CDT .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 271751Z AUTO 10SM CLR 32/24 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T03170244 10317 20267 50001 PWINO TSNO $ METAR KGAO 271800Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A3011 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW METAR KHUM 271750Z 15008KT 7SM SCT034 SCT050 33/24 A3010 METAR KMDJ 271755Z AUTO 15014KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3013 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 271755Z AUTO 16007KT 070V190 10SM CLR 32/24 A3011 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 1300 CDT...NO ECHOES ALONG THE SE LA COAST. A SQUALL LINE HAS DEVELOPED ABOUT 40NM S OF TERREBONNE PARISH...MOVG N 28KT. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THIS SQUALL LINE IN THE COASTAL WATERS GENERALLY WEST OF TIMBALIER BAY BY 1500 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.51 FT AT 1254 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.40 FT AT 1956 CDT GISL1 1.40 FT AT 1254 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.40 FT AT 2200 CDT. PTFL1 1.49 FT AT 1254 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.43 FT AT 2200 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/27/2010 TUE 11:24AM LDT 1.0 H 09:52PM LDT 0.2 L 07/28/2010 WED 11:50AM LDT 0.9 H 09:48PM LDT 0.3 L 07/29/2010 THU 12:13PM LDT 0.8 H 09:20PM LDT 0.4 L 07/30/2010 FRI 12:17PM LDT 0.7 H 08:17PM LDT 0.5 L 07/31/2010 SAT 04:16AM LDT 0.7 H 06:12PM LDT 0.5 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........77 70 63 56 49 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 89 88 88 RH..............66 65 66 66 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 97 97 97 95 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........42 38 35 31 30 29 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 86 84 83 81 80 RH..............66 70 78 82 86 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 92 89 89 87 79 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 8 S 7 S 6 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH LC LC .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........28 28 28 28 23 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 82 86 88 89 88 RH..............84 78 69 64 61 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..79 89 96 101 102 102 20 FT WIND......S 4 SE 4 SE 5 E 5 E 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC SM LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100727.PORTF.10/LIX