FNUS74 KLIX 042033 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 333 PM CDT WED AUG 4 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1500 CDT...BROAD 1015-1016MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...106F GULFPORT /GPT/... 99F SLIDELL /ASD/...106F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...107F WEST DELTA /DLP/...105F .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 041951Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 33/26 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T03330256 TSNO METAR KGAO 042000Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT033 33/25 A2996 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 041950Z 14004KT 7SM SCT039 36/23 A2997 METAR KMDJ 041955Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM SCT003 32/25 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 041955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2996 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 1500 CDT...MOST SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS DISSIPATED ALONG THE SHORELINE BUT CONTINUES W/IN 15NM OFFSHORE. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.29 FT AT 1500 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.18 FT AT 1600 CDT. GISL1 0.18 FT AT 1500 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.10 FT AT 1730 CDT. PTFL1 0.11 FT AT 1500 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) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........53 53 53 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............91 91 90 RH..............64 66 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..106 106 105 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........53 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............90 88 86 86 86 86 RH..............67 73 76 77 78 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 103 102 102 100 100 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 4 SW 3 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 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 (%).........50 50 50 50 50 50 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..............78 76 80 65 64 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 99 94 102 102 102 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 3 NW 4 SW 2 S 2 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 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. CHANCE OF 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 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 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.11/LIX