FNUS74 KLIX 171311 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 811 AM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0800 CDT...1009MB LOW NR 30.3N AND 89.7W...1015MB HIGH OVER EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. 6MB GRADIENT ACROSS GULF. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 83F HOUMA /HUM/... 83F GULFPORT /GPT/... 96F SLIDELL /ASD/... 87F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 89F 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 171251Z AUTO 19010KT 10SM -RA FEW025 SCT042 BKN055 27/26 A2987 RMK AO2 RAB21 SLP113 P0003 T02720261 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 171300Z AUTO 18006KT 3SM RA SCT004 BKN017 26/25 A2986 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N METAR KHUM 171150Z 00000KT 5SM BR BKN020 OVC030 26/26 A2984 METAR KMDJ 171255Z AUTO 21015G21KT 10SM FEW034 SCT042 SCT055 30/26 A2988 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 0800 CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE ALONG THE COAST WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI. LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE NOT DETECTED. EAST OF GRAND ISLE...SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS. WEST OF GRAND ISLE...SHOWERS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.73 FT AT 0748 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.31 AT 1500 CDT GISL1 1.49 FT AT 0800 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.24 AT 1600 CDT PTFL1 1.64 FT AT 0748 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.23 AT 1600 CDT CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 08/17/2010 TUE 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) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........90 90 90 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............85 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 85 85 RH..............79 74 72 72 73 73 71 76 76 73 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 94 96 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 SEAS............2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......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 12 SW 12 S 12 S 12 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 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 20 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.05/LIX