FNUS74 KLIX 072206 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 506 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1700 CDT...1014MB HIGH PRESSURE AREA COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...108F HOUMA /HUM/...100F GULFPORT /GPT/...110F SLIDELL /ASD/...101F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...102F 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 072151Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP119 T03220244 TSNO METAR KGAO 072200Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM SCT049 33/25 A2988 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 072150Z 18003KT 7SM SCT035 BKN055 31/25 A2987 METAR KMDJ 072155Z AUTO VRB05G11KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A2990 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 072155Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 35/25 A2987 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 1700 CDT...ISOLD TSTM 20NM NW OF GRAND ISLE MOVING EAST AT 5 KNOTS INTO NORTHERN BARATARIA BAY. ISOLD LGTNG STRIKES WITH THIS STORM. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.35 FT AT 1648 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.15 FT AT 1800 CDT. GISL1 0.22 FT AT 1648 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.01 FT AT 1900 CDT. PTFL1 0.22 FT AT 1648 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) 5PM SKY (%).........57 WEATHER COV.....CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............89 RH..............62 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 20 FT WIND DIR..SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 SEAS............0 SEA STATE.......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...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100807.PORTF.13/LIX