FNUS74 KLIX 032012 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 312 PM 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 1500 CDT...BROAD 1020MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE EAST GLFMEX. WEAK 1017MB LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GLFMEX AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. 3MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...108F HOUMA /HUM/...111F GULFPORT /GPT/...111F SLIDELL /ASD/...107F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...107F 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 031951Z AUTO VRB03KT 9SM FEW027 33/26 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T03330256 TSNO METAR KGAO 032000Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/27 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E METAR KHUM 031950Z 14004KT 7SM SCT028 SCT048 33/27 A3004 METAR KMDJ 031955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW027 32/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 031955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/26 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 1500 CDT...ISOLD TSTM 10NM NE...MOVING WSW 5 KTS. ISOLD LGTNG STRIKES DETECTED. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.35 FT AT 1448 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.76 FT AT 0400 CDT. GISL1 0.27 FT AT 1448 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.50 FT AT 0500 CDT. PTFL1 0.15 FT AT 1448 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.55 FT AT 0400 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) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........43 43 43 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............93 92 92 RH..............57 57 58 HEAT INDEX (F)..108 107 107 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 86 85 85 RH..............62 67 72 74 76 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..106 102 102 100 99 100 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 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............84 85 85 88 91 91 RH..............80 77 76 66 61 60 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 99 97 102 105 105 20 FT WIND......W 5 NW 4 NW 4 SW 3 SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 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.12/LIX