FNUS74 KLIX 052300 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 600 PM CDT THU AUG 5 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...A BROAD 1014MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GOMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...102F HOUMA /HUM/...102F GULFPORT /GPT/...106F SLIDELL /ASD/... 95F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...103F WEST DELTA /DLP/...110F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE MIDDLE 90S. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 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 052251Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM BKN025 BKN032 32/25 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T03170250 TSNO METAR KGAO 052240Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A2988 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 052250Z 00000KT 7SM SCT030 32/24 A2988 METAR KMDJ 052235Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A2990 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 052235Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 34/26 A2988 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 1800 CDT...VERY ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG THE COASTLINE WITH MINIMAL IMPACTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.21 FT AT 1800 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.20 FT 1700 CDT. GISL1 0.13 FT AT 1800 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.10 FT 1730 CDT. PTFL1 0.05 FT AT 1800 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.05 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........55 55 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 87 87 86 86 86 85 85 85 84 83 83 83 RH..............69 69 70 70 71 74 75 76 78 80 80 80 80 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 100 97 96 96 96 96 94 94 93 91 91 91 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC 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............83 83 85 89 90 90 RH..............80 80 76 68 65 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 91 98 105 105 102 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 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 .FRIDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 86 84 83 82 81 RH..............64 69 74 79 81 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 95 94 93 91 89 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC SM $$ FORECASTER...ERICKSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100805.PORTF.14/LIX