FNUS74 KLIX 031603 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1103 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 1100 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 1100 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 85F HOUMA /HUM/...105F GULFPORT /GPT/...112F SLIDELL /ASD/...106F 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 031551Z AUTO 06005KT 8SM CLR 33/26 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T03280256 TSNO METAR KGAO 031540Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -TSRA SCT009 BKN014 BKN022 27/23 A3007 RMK AO2 P0013 LTG DSNT W THRU NE METAR KHUM 031550Z 36005KT 5SM HZ BKN070 31/27 A3007 METAR KMDJ 031555Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 32/25 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 031555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A3008 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 1100 CDT...ISOLD TSTM 20 NM SW OF GRAND ISLE...NEARLY STATIONARY. SCTRD TSTMS WITH CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING 60 NM W NEAR POINT AU FER ISLAND...NEARLY STATIONARY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.89 FT AT 1036 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.24 FT AT 1500 CDT. GISL1 0.76 FT AT 1036 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.17 FT AT 1500 CDT. PTFL1 0.59 FT AT 1036 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) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........45 45 43 43 43 43 43 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 92 93 93 93 92 92 RH..............73 64 61 59 57 57 58 HEAT INDEX (F)..109 112 111 110 108 107 107 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.08/LIX