FNUS74 KLIX 041135 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 635 AM CDT WED AUG 4 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 0600 CDT...BROAD 1015-1016MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 94F HOUMA /HUM/... 90F GULFPORT /GPT/... 98F SLIDELL /ASD/... 94F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 93F WEST DELTA /DLP/...101F .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 041051Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 28/26 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02830261 TSNO METAR KGAO 041040Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR VV007 26/25 A2998 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 041050Z 19004KT 7SM SCT030 26/26 A3000 METAR KMDJ 041055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 041055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2998 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 0600 CDT...NO LIGHTNING DETECTED NEAR THE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP APPROX 20NM OFFSHORE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.76 FT AT 0600 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.18 FT AT 1600 CDT. GISL1 1.35 FT AT 0600 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.10 FT AT 1730 CDT. PTFL1 1.51 FT AT 0600 CDT FALLING...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) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............84 84 85 85 88 89 91 91 91 91 91 90 RH..............85 85 83 81 78 69 65 63 62 60 62 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 101 100 100 100 103 105 105 105 103 103 102 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N NE SE SE S S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM SM SM LC 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 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100804.PORTF.03/LIX