FNUS74 KLIX 281005 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 505 AM CDT WED JUL 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...1020MB HIGH OVER N GLFMEX. RELATIVELY FLAT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE N GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 74F HOUMA /HUM/... 74F GULFPORT /GPT/... 77F SLIDELL /ASD/... 72F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 80F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 92F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HIGH HEAT INDEX READINGS TODAY... TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S TODAY. THESE WARM TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS TO CREATE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. .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 280951Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T02610244 TSNO METAR KGAO 280940Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT021 23/23 A3010 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 280940Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 23/23 A3009 RMK AO2 METAR KMDJ 280955Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM FEW022 FEW027 29/24 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 280955Z AUTO 19005G10KT 10SM FEW021 FEW110 29/24 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 0500 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF GRAND ISLE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.25 FT AT 0438 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.59 FT AT 1003 CDT GISL1 1.00 FT AT 0451 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.26 FT AT 1056 CDT. PTFL1 1.13 FT AT 0445 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.36 FT AT 1126 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........28 28 28 28 28 28 28 33 33 33 33 33 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............80 81 82 83 85 86 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............85 85 83 81 76 72 70 67 65 65 64 64 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 87 89 94 96 98 98 98 98 98 97 96 96 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........33 23 23 23 24 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............86 83 82 81 80 80 RH..............68 73 79 81 84 86 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 91 90 89 87 85 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 4 S 3 SW 3 SW 3 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM SM LC .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........24 23 23 23 25 25 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 82 87 88 89 88 RH..............87 79 67 62 57 58 HEAT INDEX (F)..85 90 99 101 100 98 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 6 N 6 N 5 NW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100728.PORTF.01/LIX