FNUS74 KLIX 281103 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 603 AM CDT WED JUL 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0600 CDT...1020MB HIGH OVER N GLFMEX. RELATIVELY FLAT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE N GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 74F HOUMA /HUM/... 74F GULFPORT /GPT/... 77F SLIDELL /ASD/... 72F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 80F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 94F .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 281051Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW018 27/24 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP200 T02670244 TSNO METAR KGAO 281040Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 23/22 A3012 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 281050Z 03005KT 7SM SCT022 23/23 A3014 METAR KMDJ 281055Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM FEW023 29/24 A3013 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 281055Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM FEW021 29/24 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 0600 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF GRAND ISLE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.43 FT AT 0548 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.59 FT AT 1003 CDT GISL1 1.11 FT AT 0448 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.26 FT AT 1056 CDT. PTFL1 1.21 FT AT 0448 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 08/01/2010 SUN 03:52AM LDT 0.8 H 03:38PM LDT 0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........28 28 28 28 28 28 33 33 33 33 33 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 82 83 85 86 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............85 83 81 76 72 70 67 65 65 64 64 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 89 94 96 98 98 98 98 98 97 96 96 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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.02/LIX