FNUS74 KLIX 031015 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 515 AM CDT TUE AUG 3 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...BROAD 1017MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE EAST GLFMEX. WEAK 1015MB LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GLFMEX. 2MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 92F HOUMA /HUM/... 96F GULFPORT /GPT/... 86F SLIDELL /ASD/... 99F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...100F WEST DELTA /DLP/...108F .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 030951Z AUTO 21005KT 9SM FEW023 30/26 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T03000261 TSNO METAR KGAO 031000Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 27/26 A3000 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 031001Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT021 28/28 A3000 RMK AO2 METAR KMDJ 030955Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM SCT003 31/26 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 030955Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 32/27 A3000 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 0500 CDT...ISOLATED SHWR 20NM SW. OTHER ISOLD SHWRS 60-80NM WSW. MOVEMENT IS NEARLY STATIONARY. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.55 FT AT 0448 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.24 FT AT 1500 CDT. GISL1 1.23 FT AT 0448 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.17 FT AT 1500 CDT. PTFL1 1.34 FT AT 0448 CDT FALLING...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 TIME (CDT) 5AM SKY (%).........56 WEATHER COV.....SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............86 RH..............83 HEAT INDEX (F)..104 20 FT WIND DIR..S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 SEAS............1 SEA STATE.......SM .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........56 41 41 41 45 45 45 43 43 43 43 43 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 86 87 85 88 92 93 93 93 92 92 RH..............82 81 81 79 83 73 64 61 59 57 57 58 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 103 103 103 105 109 112 111 110 108 107 107 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100803.PORTF.02/LIX