FNUS74 KLIX 031516 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1016 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 1000 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 1000 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...102F HOUMA /HUM/...105F GULFPORT /GPT/...114F SLIDELL /ASD/...104F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...106F 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 031451Z AUTO VRB04KT 9SM FEW044 33/26 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T03280256 51015 TSNO METAR KGAO 031500Z AUTO 12007KT 4SM TSRA SCT006 SCT011 BKN041 30/27 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E SW AND W METAR KHUM 031450Z 01005KT 5SM HZ OVC070 31/27 A3007 METAR KMDJ 031455Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 32/25 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 031455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT020 SCT025 BKN035 32/26 A3006 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 1000 CDT...ISOLD TSTM 10NM NW OF GRAND ISLE MOVING W 5 KNOTS. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THIS TSTM. OTHER SCTRD TSTM 50-60NM W OF GRAND ISLE MOVING W 5 KNOTS. ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE TSTMS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.05 FT AT 0936 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.24 FT AT 1500 CDT. GISL1 0.82 FT AT 0936 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.17 FT AT 1500 CDT. PTFL1 0.80 FT AT 0936 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) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........45 45 45 43 43 43 43 43 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 88 92 93 93 93 92 92 RH..............83 73 64 61 59 57 57 58 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 109 112 111 110 108 107 107 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.07/LIX