FNUS74 KLIX 080008 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 708 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 1900 CDT...1014MB HIGH PRESSURE AREA COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 96F HOUMA /HUM/...105F GULFPORT /GPT/...107F SLIDELL /ASD/...104F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...102F WEST DELTA /DLP/...103F .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 072351Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP119 T03170250 10333 20300 55001 TSNO METAR KGAO 080000Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM SCT030 SCT040 SCT065 31/26 A2987 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 072250Z 20003KT 7SM SCT055 33/25 A2987 METAR KMDJ 072355Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A2990 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 072355Z AUTO 23008G14KT 10SM SCT029 BKN035 32/25 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 1900 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED IN UNIT AREAS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.32 FT AT 1836 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 2.25 FT AT 0800 CDT. GISL1 0.06 FT AT 1836 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.01 FT AT 1900 CDT. PTFL1 0.11 FT AT 1836 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........32 32 32 32 32 32 34 34 34 34 34 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 87 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 RH..............67 68 71 71 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC 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 .SUNDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 20 20 20 48 48 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............89 87 87 86 85 85 RH..............66 69 72 73 75 75 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 99 99 99 99 99 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 SW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 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.15/LIX