FNUS74 KLIX 031204 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 704 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 0700 CDT...BROAD 1018MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE EAST GLFMEX. WEAK 1015MB LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GLFMEX. 3MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 88F HOUMA /HUM/... 89F GULFPORT /GPT/... 92F SLIDELL /ASD/... 97F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...101F WEST DELTA /DLP/...103F .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 031151Z AUTO 17004KT 7SM BKN022 30/27 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T03000267 10306 20294 51009 TSNO METAR KGAO 031140Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 27/26 A3003 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 031050Z 22004KT 7SM SCT050 27/27 A3002 METAR KMDJ 031155Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM FEW003 31/25 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 031155Z AUTO 21005KT 9SM SCT095 31/26 A3002 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 0700 CDT...ISOLATED SHWR 10-20NM ENE IN LOWER PLAQUEMINES PARISH AND BARATARIA BAY. OTHER ISOLD SHWRS 50-80NM WSW. MOVEMENT IS NEARLY STATIONARY. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.39 FT AT 0636 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.24 FT AT 1500 CDT. GISL1 1.18 FT AT 0636 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.17 FT AT 1500 CDT. PTFL1 1.26 FT AT 0636 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 .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........41 41 41 45 45 45 43 43 43 43 43 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............86 86 87 85 88 92 93 93 93 92 92 RH..............81 81 79 83 73 64 61 59 57 57 58 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 103 105 109 112 111 110 108 107 107 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.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 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100803.PORTF.04/LIX