FNUS74 KLIX 051617 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1117 AM CDT THU AUG 5 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1100 CDT...A BROAD 1014MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1100 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...104F GULFPORT /GPT/... 99F SLIDELL /ASD/...100F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 90F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 86F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE 90S WITH A FEW LOCALES IN THE UPPER 90S. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES CLIMBING TO 105 TO 110 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 051551Z AUTO 20017G26KT 10SM FEW017 SCT023 BKN060 28/24 A2997 RMK AO2 PK WND 20026/1542 SLP148 T02830239 TSNO METAR KGAO 051600Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A2997 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 051550Z 01004KT 7SM SCT050 27/27 A2998 METAR KMDJ 051555Z AUTO 31010KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 051550Z AUTO 00000G10KT 1 3/4SM HZ SCT003 SCT009 BKN021 26/24 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 1100 CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE SLOWLY MOVING CLOSER TO THE SHORE. EXPECT IMPACTS FROM FOURCHON THROUGH BARATARIA BAY TO SW PASS OF THE MS RIVER. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE BIGGEST IMPACTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.31 FT AT 1000 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.20 FT 1700 CDT. GISL1 1.30 FT AT 1000 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.10 FT 1730 CDT. PTFL1 1.23 FT AT 1000 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.10 FT 1700 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/09/2010 MON 10:25AM LDT 1.4 H 09:00PM LDT 0.0 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........55 55 55 55 55 55 55 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 87 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............80 72 69 68 67 69 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 98 99 99 98 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........55 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 86 86 85 85 84 RH..............69 72 73 76 78 80 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 98 98 97 97 96 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 S 5 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 55 55 55 55 55 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 84 85 89 90 90 RH..............79 77 73 65 63 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 93 96 103 105 103 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100805.PORTF.08/LIX