FNUS74 KLIX 032219 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 519 PM CDT TUE AUG 3 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1700 CDT...BROAD 1016-1017MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...108F HOUMA /HUM/...110F GULFPORT /GPT/...109F SLIDELL /ASD/...106F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...108F 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 032151Z AUTO 21004KT 9SM CLR 33/26 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T03280261 TSNO METAR KGAO 032200Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 33/26 A3000 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 032150Z 18005KT 7SM SCT030 34/26 A2999 METAR KMDJ 032155Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM FEW003 32/25 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 032155Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2999 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 0.41 FT AT 1650 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.76 FT AT 0400 CDT. GISL1 0.31 FT AT 1650 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.50 FT AT 0500 CDT. PTFL1 0.29 FT AT 1650 CDT RISING...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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........M 43 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 WEATHER COV.....M SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....M TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M 91 90 89 88 87 87 86 86 85 85 85 84 RH..............M 62 64 66 68 71 73 73 74 76 78 79 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..M 106 103 102 102 102 102 100 99 99 100 100 100 20 FT WIND DIR..M S S S S S S S S S SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..M 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.M 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......M LC LC LC LC LC LC 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 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........51 31 31 31 32 32 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............91 89 87 86 86 86 RH..............62 66 72 74 76 76 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 100 100 102 100 100 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100803.PORTF.13/LIX