FNUS74 KLIX 040018 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 718 PM CDT TUE AUG 3 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1900 CDT...BROAD 1015-1016MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...111F HOUMA /HUM/...108F GULFPORT /GPT/...108F SLIDELL /ASD/...105F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...103F WEST DELTA /DLP/...103F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. TODAYS MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE A FEW DEGREES COOLER TODAY AS A MORE CLOUD COVER AND INCREASED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS LOWERED TEMPERATURES DURING PEAK HEATING. HIGHS RANGED FROM THE LOWER 90S TO THE UPPER 90S...AND HEAT INDEX VALUES REACHED 100 TO 110 IN MANY AREAS DURING AFTERNOON. NOT MUCH RELIEF FROM THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS MAINLY IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES CLIMBING TO 105 TO 110 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A FEW AREAS REACHING 110-114 DEGREES. .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 032351Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T03220250 10333 20311 55004 TSNO METAR KGAO 040000Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM BKN026 32/27 A2999 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 032350Z 15005 7SM SCT025 33/26 A2998 RMK LAST METAR KMDJ 032355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW003 FEW027 32/25 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 032355Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 32/25 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 1800 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED IN UNIT AREAS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.61 FT AT 1845 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.76 FT AT 0400 CDT. GISL1 0.36 FT AT 1845 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.50 FT AT 0500 CDT. PTFL1 0.45 FT AT 1845 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) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 89 88 87 87 86 86 85 85 85 84 RH..............64 66 68 71 73 73 74 76 78 79 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 102 102 102 102 100 99 99 100 100 100 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.15/LIX