FNUS74 KLIX 051857 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 157 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 1400 CDT...A BROAD 1015MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...100F HOUMA /HUM/...102F GULFPORT /GPT/...106F SLIDELL /ASD/... 93F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...103F WEST DELTA /DLP/...101F .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 051851Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 34/26 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 T03390261 TSNO METAR KGAO 051840Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM SCT031 SCT060 31/25 A2993 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 051750Z 35005KT 7SM SKC 29/25 A2996 METAR KMDJ 051835Z AUTO 29010KT 9SM CLR 30/25 A2994 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 051835Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A2993 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 1400 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 0.42 FT AT 1400 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.20 FT 1700 CDT. GISL1 0.52 FT AT 1400 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.10 FT 1730 CDT. PTFL1 0.38 FT AT 1400 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) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........55 55 55 55 55 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 87 87 87 87 RH..............69 68 67 69 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 99 98 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 95 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 4 S 4 S 5 S 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 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)..93 93 97 104 105 103 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 15 15 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 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .MONDAY... 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 20100805.PORTF.12/LIX