FNUS74 KLIX 072029 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 329 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1500 CDT...1015 MB HIGH PRESSURE AREA COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...107F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...109F SLIDELL /ASD/...104F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 98F WEST DELTA /DLP/...110F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY... HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL TOP OUT BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS MAY SEE RELIEF FROM SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER. HEAT ADVISORIES OR EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR MONDAY AS WELL. .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 071951Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW027 31/24 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 T03060244 TSNO METAR KGAO 072020Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM SCT043 35/26 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E METAR KHUM 071950Z 30004KT 7SM SCT035 SCT060 34/23 A2990 METAR KMDJ 072015Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 072015Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 35/25 A2990 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...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MORGAN CITY TO HOUMA TO NEAR EMPIRE...AND 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PILOTTOWN AND 10 MILES SOUTH OF TIMBALIER ISLAND. MOVEMENT WAS VARIABLE AT 5 TO 10 MPH. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.62 FT AT 1455 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.15 FT AT 1800 CDT. GISL1 0.67 FT AT 1450 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.01 FT AT 1900 CDT. PTFL1 0.60 FT AT 1450 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.06 FT AT 1900 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/10/2010 TUE 11:28AM LDT 1.2 H 09:36PM LDT 0.2 L 08/11/2010 WED 12:39PM LDT 1.0 H 09:53PM LDT 0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........57 57 57 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 89 RH..............64 62 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 100 101 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 SEAS............0 0 0 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........57 32 32 32 34 34 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 87 86 86 86 86 RH..............66 68 71 72 72 73 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 99 99 99 99 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 9 SW 8 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............0 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........34 39 39 39 50 50 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............86 86 82 89 89 89 RH..............73 73 81 66 65 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 99 96 100 102 102 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 S 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100807.PORTF.12/LIX