FNUS74 KLIX 081304 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 804 AM CDT SUN AUG 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 0800 CDT...1015MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GLFMEX...1011MB LOW OVER WESTERN GLFMEX. 48MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 88F HOUMA /HUM/... 96F GULFPORT /GPT/... 97F SLIDELL /ASD/... 92F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 95F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 96F .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. 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 081251Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR 29/26 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02890256 TSNO METAR KGAO 081240Z AUTO 10SM CLR 27/26 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S METAR KHUM 081250Z 22003KT 7SM SKC 28/28 A2995 RMK TCU DSNT SE METAR KMDJ 081255Z AUTO 28010KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 081255Z AUTO VRB06G18KT 1/4SM HZ BKN003 BKN021 OVC028 29/26 A2995 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 0800 CDT...SCT SHWRS AND TSTMS FM 20 NM SW OF GRAND ISLE TO SOUTHWEST PASS MOVING E AT 13 KTS. OCNL LIGHTNING 15 NM SW OF GRAND ISLE AND NEAR SOUTHWEST PASS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.25 FT AT 0736 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.25 FT AT 0800 CDT. GISL1 1.69 FT AT 0736 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.76 FT AT 0900 CDT. PTFL1 1.93 FT AT 0736 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.99 FT AT 0800 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/12/2010 THU 02:18PM LDT 0.8 H 09:06PM LDT 0.6 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........39 39 39 39 39 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 86 84 86 89 89 89 89 89 89 RH..............75 74 78 71 66 65 65 65 65 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 96 99 100 102 102 102 102 100 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... 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............88 87 86 85 83 83 RH..............67 70 74 76 80 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 98 98 96 93 93 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 W 6 W 6 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 .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........48 38 38 38 49 49 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 83 85 89 90 90 RH..............82 81 72 66 64 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 93 98 103 105 105 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 6 W 5 W 4 W 4 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 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 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100808.PORTF.05/LIX