FNUS74 KLIX 022105 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 405 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 1600 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 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...113F HOUMA /HUM/...106F GULFPORT /GPT/...109F SLIDELL /ASD/...106F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...111F WEST DELTA /DLP/...113F .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 022051Z AUTO 13006KT 7SM CLR 35/26 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 T03500256 58008 TSNO METAR KGAO 022040Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 37/24 A2996 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 022050Z 15004KT 7SM SCT040 38/20 A2996 METAR KMDJ 022055Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 022055Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM CLR 35/26 A2995 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 1600 CDT...ISOLATED TSTM 35NM E OF GRAND ISLE NEAR SOUTHWEST PASS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER...NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THIS TSTM. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.65 FT AT 1536 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.62 FT AT 0300 CDT. GISL1 0.32 FT AT 1536 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.30 FT AT 0345 CDT. PTFL1 0.42 FT AT 1536 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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........47 47 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............92 90 RH..............63 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..107 105 20 FT WIND DIR..S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......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.13/LIX