FNUS74 KLIX 012314 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 614 PM CDT SUN AUG 1 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...LARGE 1013MB HIGH CENTERED OVER CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...112F HOUMA /HUM/...107F GULFPORT /GPT/...107F SLIDELL /ASD/...105F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...105F WEST DELTA /DLP/...108F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT TODAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED ACROSS THE REGION. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S TO 100 DEGREES...COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS...WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES 105 TO 110 TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HOT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. .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 012251Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM CLR 34/24 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP107 T03390239 TSNO METAR KGAO 012244Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 36/25 A2985 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 012250Z 22004KT 7SM FEW045 35/24 A2986 METAR KMDJ 012255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 33/26 A2986 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 012255Z AUTO 10004KT 9SM CLR 34/25 A2984 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 1800 CDT...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM 50 MI WEST-NORTHWEST OF GRAND ISLE OR 5 MI NW DULAC...MOVING S 5 MPH. FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES POSSIBLE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.92 FT AT 1750 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.50 FT AT 0300 CDT. GISL1 0.55 FT AT 1750 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.06 FT AT 0400 CDT. PTFL1 0.81 FT AT 1750 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.23 FT AT 0245 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/03/2010 TUE 04:41AM LDT 1.1 H 04:20PM LDT 0.1 L 08/04/2010 WED 05:29AM LDT 1.2 H 05:05PM LDT 0.0 L 08/05/2010 THU 06:24AM LDT 1.3 H 05:53PM LDT -0.1 L .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........33 23 23 23 19 19 19 24 24 24 29 29 WEATHER COV.....ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............89 88 87 87 86 86 86 85 85 84 84 84 RH..............66 70 72 73 76 77 78 80 81 82 83 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 102 100 100 102 100 100 98 98 97 97 96 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC SM SM SM SM SM .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........29 32 29 29 31 31 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 85 87 89 90 90 RH..............81 77 71 65 64 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 97 102 105 105 105 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 2 SW 3 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM LC LC .MONDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........31 35 27 27 27 32 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............89 87 86 86 84 83 RH..............67 70 74 76 80 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 99 100 99 97 94 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100801.PORTF.15/LIX