FNUS74 KLIX 171013 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 513 AM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...1008MB LOW NR 30.2N AND 89.4W OR OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...1014MB HIGH OVER EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. 6MB GRADIENT ACROSS GULF. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 78F HOUMA /HUM/... 78F GULFPORT /GPT/... 98F SLIDELL /ASD/... 83F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 84F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 96F 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 COASTAL WATERS EAST OF THE RIVER FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND HIGH SEAS OF UP TO 7 FEET. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COASTS. .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 170951Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM FEW024 BKN030 OVC043 27/26 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP100 T02670256 TSNO METAR KGAO 171000Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM RA SCT007 SCT050 25/25 A2983 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 171000Z AUTO 25004KT 7SM -DZ SCT045 BKN095 OVC110 25/26 A2983 RMK AO2 T02530255 METAR KMDJ 170955Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM SCT016 SCT033 BKN045 29/25 A2985 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 0500 CDT...AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH NO LIGHTNING DETECTED OVER LAKE BORGNE...LAKE CATHERINE AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. MOVEMENT WAS MAINLY WEST 10 KNOTS. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED SHOWERS WERE LOCATED EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CHANDELEUR ISLANDS. THESE SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 10 KNOTS. OTHER ISOLATED SHOWERS NR GRAND ISLE WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.15 FT AT 0445 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.31 AT 1500 CDT GISL1 1.69 FT AT 0500 CDT NR HIGH TIDE...LOW TIDE 0.24 AT 1600 CDT PTFL1 1.93 FT AT 0455 CDT NR HIGH TIDE...LOW TIDE 0.23 AT 1600 CDT 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 08/21/2010 SAT 08:47AM LDT 1.3 H 07:48PM LDT 0.1 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 100 90 90 90 90 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............83 83 84 85 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 85 85 RH..............80 80 80 79 74 72 72 73 73 71 76 76 73 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 91 93 94 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 94 96 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 SEAS............2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO .TONIGHT... 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....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............85 86 85 85 85 85 RH..............73 71 75 75 75 75 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 96 94 97 97 97 20 FT WIND......SW 11 SW 11 SW 12 S 12 S 12 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............4 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......VRO VRO RO RO RO RO .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........92 78 78 78 78 78 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............83 85 88 86 86 87 RH..............80 75 68 69 70 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 96 99 96 96 99 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 9 SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......RO CH CH CH CH CH .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100817.PORTF.02/LIX