FNUS74 KLIX 291007 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 507 AM CDT THU JUL 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...BROAD 1021MB HIGH CENTERED OVER N GLFMEX NEAR MOUTH OF MS RIVER AND HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES MUCH OF THE GULF REGION. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 77F HOUMA /HUM/... 73F GULFPORT /GPT/... 79F SLIDELL /ASD/... 77F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 87F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 95F .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 NEAR 100 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...TAKE NUMEROUS BREAKS AND IF AT ALL POSSIBLE FIND RELIEF IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM. .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 290951Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP206 T02720244 TSNO METAR KGAO 291000Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR 23/23 A3014 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED VIS 1/2V5 METAR KHUM 291000Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG VV005 22/22 A3014 RMK AO2 METAR KMDJ 290955Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM FEW033 FEW060 29/24 A3014 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 290955Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3013 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 0.94 FT AT 0437 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.23 FT AT 1000 CDT. GISL1 0.79 FT AT 0448 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.01 FT AT 2240 CDT. PTFL1 0.92 FT AT 0448 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.09 FT AT 2300 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/02/2010 MON 04:07AM LDT 1.0 H 03:44PM LDT 0.2 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........12 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 23 23 23 23 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............80 82 83 84 85 87 87 88 88 88 88 88 88 RH..............85 85 81 76 71 69 65 65 63 62 61 61 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 92 94 95 97 98 99 99 99 98 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 7 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 15 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........23 19 19 19 41 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 84 83 82 80 80 RH..............64 75 81 86 90 90 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 94 93 92 90 88 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 10 NW 10 NW 9 NW 9 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC CH .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........41 50 50 50 58 58 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 82 85 88 89 89 RH..............89 83 75 68 66 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 92 97 103 105 105 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 9 N 9 N 7 N 5 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100729.PORTF.02/LIX