FNUS74 KLIX 152112 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 412 PM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 CDT...A WEAK 1014MB LOW LOCATED OVER SOUTHWEST GEORGIA IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY SOUTHWARD. A TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM THE GENERAL AREA OF THE LOW BACK ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 97F HOUMA /HUM/...102F GULFPORT /GPT/... 98F SLIDELL /ASD/...112F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 89F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/...103F WEST DELTA /DLP/...MISG .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE MISSISSIPPI COAST AND THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. .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 152051Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM SCT100 28/24 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 60000 T02780239 58016 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 152100Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A2994 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E METAR KHUM 152050Z 23006KT 7SM SCT035 BKN120 30/27 A2995 METAR KMDJ 152055Z AUTO 28017KT 10SM SCT016 30/27 A2996 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... AT 1600 CDT...RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 50 MILES OF EITHER SIDE OF THE LOUISIANA COASTLINE WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY IN THE OPERATIONS AREA WAS MAINLY CONFINED TO THE GRAND ISLE AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.93 FT AT 1524 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.91 AT 0200 CDT ON 8/16. GISL1 0.51 AT 1524 CDT RISING. HIGH TIDE 1.68 AT 0245 CDT ON 8/16 PTFL1 0.49 FT AT 1524 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.90 0300 CDT ON 8/16. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 08/15/2010 SUN 02:49AM LDT 1.1 H 02:17PM LDT 0.2 L 08/16/2010 MON 03:39AM LDT 1.3 H 03:31PM LDT 0.1 L 08/17/2010 TUE 04:39AM LDT 1.3 H 04:35PM LDT 0.0 L 08/18/2010 WED 05:44AM LDT 1.4 H 05:33PM LDT 0.0 L 08/19/2010 THU 06:50AM LDT 1.4 H 06:25PM LDT 0.0 L .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........76 76 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 RH..............64 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 102 20 FT WIND DIR..W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 SEAS............2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........76 55 55 55 50 50 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............89 88 86 86 86 85 RH..............65 72 75 76 77 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 103 101 100 100 98 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 6 W 7 W 7 W 8 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............2 3 3 3 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC CH CH CH LC LC .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............85 85 86 89 90 91 RH..............79 80 75 70 65 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 98 100 103 107 107 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 10 W 10 W 11 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...SHIELDS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100815.PORTF.13/LIX