FNUS74 KLIX 022009 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 309 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1500 CDT...WEAK 1014MB LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM FL PANHANDLE INTO NORTHERN GLFMEX. BROAD 1017MB HIGH OVER EASTERN GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...108F HOUMA /HUM/...104F GULFPORT /GPT/...121F SLIDELL /ASD/...111F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...112F WEST DELTA /DLP/...110F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT ACROSS THE GULF COAST REGION WILL ALLOW HIGH TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES CLIMBING TO 105 TO 110 DEGREES. .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 021951Z AUTO VRB04KT 8SM CLR 36/25 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T03560250 TSNO METAR KGAO 022000Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM VCTS CLR 37/23 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N METAR KHUM 021950Z 18004KT 7SM SCT040 39/19 A2997 METAR KMDJ 021955Z AUTO 13013KT 9SM CLR 32/26 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 021955Z AUTO VRB04KT 9SM CLR 35/25 A2996 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 1500 CDT...ISOLATED TSTM 80NM SW OF GRAND ISLE...MOVING WSW 5 KTS. LIGHTNING DETECTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.63 FT AT 1436 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.62 FT AT 0300 CDT. GISL1 0.42 FT AT 1436 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.30 FT AT 0345 CDT. PTFL1 0.41 FT AT 1436 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.40 FT AT 0400 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/06/2010 FRI 07:24AM LDT 1.4 H 06:41PM LDT -0.2 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........47 47 47 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............93 92 90 RH..............59 63 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..109 107 105 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........47 47 42 42 27 32 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............89 88 88 87 86 86 RH..............67 69 71 72 75 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 99 100 100 102 103 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC SM .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........32 31 41 41 43 43 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............86 86 87 89 90 90 RH..............78 75 71 67 64 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 100 100 103 103 103 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100802.PORTF.12/LIX