FNUS74 KLIX 272024 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 324 PM CDT TUE JUL 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1500 CDT...1021MB HIGH OVER N GLFMEX. BROAD INVERTED LOW PRES TROF...1014MB OVER WRN GLFMEX. 7MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX HIGH TO TROF. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...102F HOUMA /HUM/...100F GULFPORT /GPT/...105F SLIDELL /ASD/...101F 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 SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA FROM 20 TO 60 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... 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 ISLE DERNIERS...GRAND ISLE...TERREBONNE BAY AND TIMBALIER BAY... * UNTIL 345 PM CDT * AT 238 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER FROM ISLE DERNIERS TO 45 NM SOUTH OF TIMBALIER ISLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 KNOTS. * THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR OVER TERREBONNE BAY BY 300 PM CDT OVER TIMBALIER BAY BY 320 PM CDT OVER GRAND ISLE BY 345 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 271951Z AUTO 18007KT CLR 32/24 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP194 T03170244 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 272000Z AUTO 18014G17KT 10SM SCT035 33/24 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW METAR KHUM 271950Z 18005KT 7SM SCT034 32/24 A3010 METAR KMDJ 272015Z AUTO 16013KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 272015Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3009 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 1500 CDT...A SQUALL LINE OF MAINLY SHOWERS WAS ADVANCING NE 30KT ALONG THE TERREBONNE PARISH COAST TOWARDS PORT FOURCHON. GUSTS 35-40 KT HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY MARINE OBSERVATIONS WITH THIS SQUALL LINE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.15 FT AT 1448 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.40 FT AT 1956 CDT GISL1 1.13 FT AT 1448 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.40 FT AT 2200 CDT. PTFL1 1.20 FT AT 1448 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 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) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........86 79 63 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 88 88 RH..............66 66 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........47 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 87 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 95 93 92 90 87 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 1 1 1 1 1 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)..87 90 99 101 101 98 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............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100727.PORTF.12/LIX