FNUS74 KLIX 030031 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 731 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT TUESDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1900 CDT...BROAD 1016MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE EAST GULFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...110F HOUMA /HUM/...110F GULFPORT /GPT/...110F SLIDELL /ASD/...106F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...111F 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 EXTENDED UNTIL 10 PM CDT TUESDAY... OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN VERY WARM AND ONLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80... PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM STIFLING DAYTIME HEAT. WITH HOT WEATHER EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 PM CDT TUESDAY. VERY HOT TEMPERATURES FROM 96 TO 101 DEGREES...ALONG WITH HIGH HUMIDITY...WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 108 TO 115 DEGREES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .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 022351Z AUTO 18006KT 6SM HZ CLR 33/27 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T03280272 10361 20328 53004 TSNO METAR KGAO 030000Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM SCT040 34/26 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE METAR KHUM 022350Z 16004KT 7SM FEW030 35/14 A2995 RMK LAST METAR KMDJ 030015Z AUTO 17009KT 9SM CLR 32/27 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 030015Z AUTO 16008KT 9SM CLR 33/26 A2997 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 1900 CDT...NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED IN THE UNIT AREAS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.83 FT AT 1850 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.62 FT AT 0300 CDT. GISL1 0.48 FT AT 1850 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.30 FT AT 0400 CDT. PTFL1 0.68 FT AT 1850 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.44 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........47 47 47 42 42 42 27 27 27 32 32 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 88 88 88 87 87 87 86 86 86 86 RH..............68 69 70 71 72 72 73 75 76 78 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 99 100 100 100 100 100 102 102 103 103 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC SM 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 .TUESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........43 18 18 18 13 13 WEATHER COV.....S CHC ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 87 87 86 85 84 RH..............65 71 73 76 79 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 100 100 100 100 101 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100802.PORTF.16/LIX