FNUS74 KLIX 051803 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 103 PM 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 1300 CDT...A BROAD 1015MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1300 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...104F GULFPORT /GPT/...102F SLIDELL /ASD/... 98F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 96F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 95F .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 051751Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T03220250 10322 20278 58003 TSNO METAR KGAO 051740Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM SCT023 BKN031 BKN035 31/26 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE METAR KHUM 051750Z 35005KT 7SM SKC 29/25 A2996 METAR KMDJ 051735Z AUTO 28008KT 9SM CLR 30/25 A2996 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 051735Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A2994 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 1300 CDT...ACTIVITY IS BECOMING MORE ISOLATED IN NATURE WITH THE MAJORITY OF STORMS AT LEAST 20NM OFFSHORE. LARGE CLUSTER OF HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN JUST TO THE WEST OF TERREBONNE PARISH. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.72 FT AT 1300 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.20 FT 1700 CDT. GISL1 0.72 FT AT 1300 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.10 FT 1730 CDT. PTFL1 0.70 FT AT 1300 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.10 FT 1700 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 08/05/2010 THU 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) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........55 55 55 55 55 55 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............72 69 68 67 69 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 99 99 98 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE 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 30 30 30 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 50 50 50 50 50 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 50 50 50 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100805.PORTF.11/LIX