FNUS74 KLIX 030921 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 421 AM CDT TUE AUG 3 2010 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 0400 CDT...BROAD 1017MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE EAST GULFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 92F HOUMA /HUM/... 96F GULFPORT /GPT/... 86F SLIDELL /ASD/...100F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...100F WEST DELTA /DLP/...105F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HOT WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. WITH THIS PATTERN CONTINUING...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. VERY HOT TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES...ALONG WITH HIGH HUMIDITY VALUES...WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 108 TO 113 DEGREES THIS 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 030851Z AUTO 23004KT 8SM FEW021 30/26 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T03000261 55004 TSNO METAR KGAO 030900Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 28/26 A3000 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 030902Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT021 28/28 A2999 RMK AO2 METAR KMDJ 030915Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM SCT003 31/26 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 030915Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM FEW019 FEW048 31/27 A2999 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 0400 CDT...NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED IN THE UNIT AREAS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.63 FT AT 0350 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.24 FT AT 1500 CDT. GISL1 1.24 FT AT 0350 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.17 FT AT 1500 CDT. PTFL1 1.40 FT AT 0350 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.23 FT AT 1500 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/07/2010 SAT 08:24AM LDT 1.4 H 07:29PM LDT -0.2 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........M M 56 41 41 41 45 45 45 43 43 43 43 43 WEATHER COV.....M M SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....M M TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M M 86 86 86 87 85 88 92 93 93 93 92 92 RH..............M M 82 81 81 79 83 73 64 61 59 57 57 58 HEAT INDEX (F)..M M 105 103 103 103 105 109 112 111 110 108 107 107 20 FT WIND DIR..M M S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..M M 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.M M 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).M M 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............M M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......M M SM SM SM SM LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........43 26 26 26 26 26 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............91 89 87 87 85 85 RH..............62 67 71 73 78 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..106 102 100 100 99 100 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 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 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........26 38 38 38 51 51 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............85 85 85 92 92 92 RH..............81 80 75 59 57 57 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 99 99 106 106 106 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 3 W 3 S 4 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100803.PORTF.01/LIX