FNUS74 KLIX 041200 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 700 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 0700 CDT...BROAD 1015-1016MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 94F HOUMA /HUM/... 95F GULFPORT /GPT/...100F SLIDELL /ASD/... 89F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 94F WEST DELTA /DLP/...103F .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 041151Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 28/26 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02830261 10300 20278 53009 TSNO METAR KGAO 041140Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 26/25 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE METAR KHUM 041050Z 19004KT 7SM SCT030 26/26 A3000 METAR KMDJ 041155Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 041155Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM BKN026 32/26 A3000 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 0700 CDT...NO LIGHTNING DETECTED NEAR THE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP APPROX 20NM OFFSHORE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.62 FT AT 0700 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.18 FT AT 1600 CDT. GISL1 1.34 FT AT 0700 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.10 FT AT 1730 CDT. PTFL1 1.44 FT AT 0700 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 05:05PM 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) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............84 84 85 84 88 89 91 91 91 91 90 RH..............85 83 81 78 69 65 63 62 60 60 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 100 100 96 100 103 105 105 103 103 102 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N NE SE SE S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 .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.04/LIX