FNUS74 KLIX 031403 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 903 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 0900 CDT...BROAD 1019MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE EAST GLFMEX. WEAK 1016MB LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GLFMEX. 3MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...104F GULFPORT /GPT/...111F SLIDELL /ASD/...103F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...106F WEST DELTA /DLP/...111F .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 031351Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 32/26 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T03220261 TSNO METAR KGAO 031340Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM TS BR CLR 30/28 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE E AND SW METAR KHUM 031250Z 13005KT 7SM SCT070 29/29 3003 METAR KMDJ 031355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT003 32/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 031355Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM CLR 33/27 A3005 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 0900 CDT...TSTM OVER BARATARIA BAY ABOUT 3NM NORTH OF GRAND ISLE MOVING WEST AT 5 KNOTS. OTHER TSTMS OVER TERREBONNE AND TIMBALIER BAYS MOVING WEST AT 5 KNOTS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING WITH THESE TSTMS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.16 FT AT 0836 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.24 FT AT 1500 CDT. GISL1 1.13 FT AT 0836 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.17 FT AT 1500 CDT. PTFL1 1.00 FT AT 0836 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) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........41 45 45 45 43 43 43 43 43 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 85 88 92 93 93 93 92 92 RH..............79 83 73 64 61 59 57 57 58 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 105 109 112 111 110 108 107 107 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.06/LIX