FNUS74 KLIX 291405 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 905 AM CDT THU JUL 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0900 CDT...BROAD 1023MB 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 0900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 91F HOUMA /HUM/... 84 GULFPORT /GPT/... 89F SLIDELL /ASD/... 85F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 98F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 97F .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 291351Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM FEW018 30/26 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T03000256 TSNO METAR KGAO 291340Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A3019 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 291250Z 00000KT 7 SKC 26/26 A3019 METAR KMDJ 291355Z AUTO 34010KT 10SM SCT026 30/25 A3019 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 291355Z AUTO 33012KT 10SM SCT015 SCT020 29/25 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 0900 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF GRAND ISLE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.15 FT AT 0748 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.23 FT AT 1000 CDT. GISL1 0.88 FT AT 0748 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.01 FT AT 2240 CDT. PTFL1 1.08 FT AT 0748 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) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............85 87 87 88 88 88 88 88 88 RH..............71 69 65 65 63 62 61 61 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 97 98 99 99 99 98 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........11 13 21 29 34 46 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.15 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 (%).........58 61 61 61 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.06/LIX