FNUS74 KLIX 081404 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 904 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 0900 CDT...1016MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GLFMEX...1012MB LOW OVER WESTERN GLFMEX. 48MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 99F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...102F SLIDELL /ASD/... 99F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...101F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 99F .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 081351Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T03060261 TSNO METAR KGAO 081340Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A2996 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 081350Z 22005KT 7SM SKC 31/26 A2996 METAR KMDJ 081355Z AUTO 27008KT 230V290 10SM CLR 33/26 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 081355Z AUTO 33010KT 10SM BKN024 BKN032 OVC095 30/26 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 0900 CDT...SCT SHWRS AND TSTMS FM 20 NM SW OF GRAND ISLE TO SOUTHWEST PASS MOVING E AT 13 KTS. OCNL LIGHTNING NEAR SOUTHWEST PASS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.20 FT AT 0836 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.16 FT AT 1900 CDT. GISL1 1.73 FT AT 0836 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.76 FT AT 0900 CDT. PTFL1 1.89 FT AT 0836 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.01 FT AT 2000 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) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........39 39 39 39 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 84 86 89 89 89 89 89 89 RH..............74 78 71 66 65 65 65 65 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 96 99 100 102 102 102 102 100 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.06/LIX