FNUS74 KLIX 132001 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 301 PM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1500 CDT...1015MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WITH A 1014MB RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING WESTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF. A 1010MB LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 5 IS NOTED OVER SOUTHERN AL NORTHEAST OF MOBILE. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...MISG GULFPORT /GPT/...100F SLIDELL /ASD/... 94F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 89F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/...100F WEST DELTA /DLP/...MISG .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPIP THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING... .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 131951Z AUTO 26004KT 6SM -RA BR FEW028 27/26 A2988 RMK AO2 RAE10B44 SLP116 P0002 T02720261 TSNO METAR KGAO 131940Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM SCT023 32/25 A2986 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SW METAR KMDJ 131935Z AUTO 28011KT 9SM FEW034 FEW042 FEW055 30/26 A2990 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 091835Z AUTO 11004KT 4SM HZ FEW007 SCT050 BKN070 26/23 A2999 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... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS COASTAL LA. MOST OF THE HEAVY/STRONG STORMS HAVE WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY OVER THE LAST HOUR. A FEW BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS. THE CLOSEST LIGHTNING IS ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GRAND ISLE LOCATED OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING IS NOTED ABOUT 40 MILES WEST OF GRAND ISLE. IF IT MAINTAINS ITS CURRENT FORWARD SPEED...IT WOULD MOVE OVER GRAND ISLE IN THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.68 FT AT 1436 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.89 FT AT 0030 CDT. GISL1 1.18 FT AT 1436 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.52 FT AT 0200 CDT. PTFL1 1.32 FT AT 1236 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.71 FT AT 0300 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 08/13/2010 FRI 02:25AM LDT 0.7 H 10:04AM LDT 0.5 L 08/14/2010 SAT 02:15AM LDT 0.9 H 12:41PM LDT 0.3 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW TEMP............86 86 86 RH..............75 72 74 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 SEAS............5 5 5 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........80 67 67 67 67 67 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............86 85 85 84 84 84 RH..............74 77 78 80 80 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 97 96 97 97 97 20 FT WIND......W 12 SW 9 SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............5 3 3 3 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........67 57 57 57 57 57 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 84 84 89 90 90 RH..............79 79 80 66 65 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 96 96 102 102 102 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 10 W 8 W 7 W 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 3 3 3 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH LC LC $$ FORECASTER...MANNING REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100813.PORTF.03/LIX