FNUS74 KLIX 162304 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 604 PM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...1009MB LOW OFF THE WESTERN TIP OF FLORIDA PANHANDLE...BROAD 1014MB HIGH OVER REMAINDER OF GULF. 5MB N-S GRADIENT ACROSS GULF. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...106F SLIDELL /ASD/...108F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...100F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 87F 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 THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS 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 162251Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 T03000261 TSNO METAR KGAO 162240Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM SCT036 32/26 A2983 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE METAR KHUM 162250Z 04004KT 7SM SCT045 35/22 A2984 METAR KMDJ 161655Z AUTO 36012KT 10SM FEW017 29/25 A2993 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 1800 CDT......ISOLATED TSTMS BETWEEN PT AU FER ISLAND AND TERREBONNE BAY IN LOWER TERREBONNE PARISH...MOVING SE AT 10 KNOTS. ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES DETECTED. A LINE OF STRONG TSTMS EXTENDING FROM 50NM E TO 60 NM NE CURRENTLY OVER BRETON SOUND MOVING SE AT 15 KNOTS...WILL MOVE INTO BARATARIA BAY AND LOWER PLAQUEMINES PARISH. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WINDS TO 35 KNOTS WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.87 FT AT 1736 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.11 AT 0300 CDT TUES. GISL1 0.43 FT AT 1736 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.51 AT 0400 CDT TUES. PTFL1 0.66 FT AT 1736 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.95 AT 0300 CDT TUES. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/20/2010 FRI 07:52AM LDT 1.3 H 07:11PM LDT 0.1 L .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 89 88 87 86 86 85 85 84 84 83 83 RH..............66 68 69 73 75 76 78 78 80 78 79 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 103 102 100 99 99 97 97 96 94 94 93 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 10 11 13 14 15 16 16 15 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 25 25 30 35 35 30 30 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 SEAS............2 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 SEA STATE.......LC CH CH CH RO RO RO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 90 90 90 95 95 WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 83 82 86 86 86 RH..............80 79 80 71 70 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 93 93 96 96 95 20 FT WIND......N 14 N 15 W 17 SW 19 SW 20 SW 18 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 35 40 40 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 SEAS............6 6 6 6 6 6 SEA STATE.......VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO .TUESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........95 92 92 92 92 92 WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............86 85 84 84 84 84 RH..............71 72 73 75 75 75 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 94 94 94 94 94 20 FT WIND......SW 17 SW 15 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.35 30 30 30 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............6 6 6 6 4 4 SEA STATE.......VRO VRO RO RO RO RO $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100816.PORTF.14/LIX