FNUS74 KLIX 281903 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 203 PM CDT WED JUL 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1400 CDT...1024MB HIGH OVER N GLFMEX. RELATIVELY FLAT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE N GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 99F HOUMA /HUM/... 97F GULFPORT /GPT/...103F SLIDELL /ASD/...100F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 97F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 98F .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 281851Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM 32/23 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP219 T03170228 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 281840Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 34/21 A3017 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 281750Z 03006KT 7SM SCT045 33/21 A3017 METAR KMDJ 281855Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3018 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 281855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3017 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 1400 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF GRAND ISLE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.33 FT AT 1348 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.73 FT AT 2000 CDT. GISL1 1.22 FT AT 1348 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.57 FT AT 2240 CDT. PTFL1 1.35 FT AT 1348 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.65 FT AT 2300 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/28/2010 WED 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) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........7 7 7 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............87 87 87 87 RH..............69 70 70 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 99 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........7 7 8 8 8 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............86 84 82 82 81 80 RH..............70 76 79 81 84 86 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 92 90 89 87 85 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 5 S 4 SW 4 SW 4 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM SM LC .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........12 13 13 13 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 82 87 89 90 89 RH..............87 79 67 62 57 58 HEAT INDEX (F)..85 90 99 101 100 98 20 FT WIND......NW 4 N 4 N 5 N 5 NW 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............1 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100728.PORTF.10/LIX