FNUS74 KLIX 040919 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 419 AM CDT WED AUG 4 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 0400 CDT...BROAD 1015-1016MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...MISSING HOUMA /HUM/... 89F GULFPORT /GPT/... 98F SLIDELL /ASD/... 94F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 93F WEST DELTA /DLP/...100F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS 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...WITH A FEW AREAS REACHING 110-112 DEGREES. SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALLOW FOR SOME CLOUD COVER...ALONG WITH PRECIPITATION...TO BRING LOCALIZED RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. .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 040851Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02830256 58006 TSNO METAR KGAO 040900Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 26/26 A2998 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 040903Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 27/27 A2998 RMK AO2 METAR KMDJ 040855Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM FEW023 FEW029 31/26 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 040855Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A2997 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 0400 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES OR LIGHTNING DETECTED IN UNIT AREAS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.78 FT AT 0345 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.18 FT AT 1600 CDT. GISL1 1.38 FT AT 0345 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.42 FT AT 0500 CDT. PTFL1 1.58 FT AT 0345 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.10 FT AT 1700 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/08/2010 SUN 09:24AM LDT 1.4 H 08:16PM LDT -0.1 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........M M 26 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 WEATHER COV.....M M ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....M M TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M M 84 84 84 85 84 88 89 91 91 91 91 90 RH..............M M 85 85 83 81 78 69 65 63 62 60 60 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..M M 101 101 100 100 96 100 103 105 105 103 103 102 20 FT WIND DIR..M M NW NW NW N N NE SE SE S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..M M 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.M M 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).M M 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............M M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......M M LC SM SM SM SM SM SM LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........53 56 56 56 37 37 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............90 88 87 86 86 86 RH..............63 68 72 77 79 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 102 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 SW 4 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 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 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........37 33 33 33 38 38 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............86 86 83 89 89 89 RH..............79 77 80 66 65 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 99 96 102 103 103 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 2 SW 2 S 4 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC SM LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100804.PORTF.01/LIX