FNUS74 KLIX 032114 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 414 PM CDT TUE AUG 3 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 CDT...BROAD 1018MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE EAST GLFMEX. WEAK 1016MB LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GLFMEX AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. 2MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...108F HOUMA /HUM/...111F GULFPORT /GPT/...109F SLIDELL /ASD/...109F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...109F 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 032051Z AUTO 18006KT 9SM CLR 33/27 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T03280267 58022 TSNO METAR KGAO 032100Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM SCT047 SCT065 32/27 A3002 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 032050Z 17004KT 7SM SCT032 33/26 A3002 METAR KMDJ 032055Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 032055Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 33/27 A3001 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 1600 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED IN UNIT AREAS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.36 FT AT 1536 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.76 FT AT 0400 CDT. GISL1 0.29 FT AT 1548 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.50 FT AT 0500 CDT. PTFL1 0.18 FT AT 1548 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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........43 43 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............92 92 RH..............57 58 HEAT INDEX (F)..107 107 20 FT WIND DIR..S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......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 66 71 73 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.13/LIX