FNUS74 KLIX 171605 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1105 AM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1100 CDT...1011MB LOW NR 30.5N AND 90.2W...1016MB HIGH OVER EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. 6MB GRADIENT ACROSS GULF. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1100 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 87F HOUMA /HUM/... 89F GULFPORT /GPT/...101F SLIDELL /ASD/... 96F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 91F 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 MTRBVE METAR KBVE 171551Z AUTO 23010G18KT 10SM FEW047 BKN055 28/24 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02830244 TSNO METAR KGAO 171540Z AUTO 20014G17KT 10SM SCT012 SCT020 BKN025 27/25 A2990 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW METAR KHUM 171450Z 17004KT 6SM BR SCT006 BKN011 27/27 A2988 METAR KMDJ 171535Z AUTO 21014KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A2992 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 1100 CDT...A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY FROM 10NM SOUTH OF GRAND ISLE TO SOUTH OF ATCHAFALAYA BAY...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MILES AN HOUR. LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE POSSIBLE 40NM SOUTH OF TERREBONNE BAY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.28 FT AT 1030 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.31 AT 1500 CDT GISL1 0.91 FT AT 1040 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.24 AT 1600 CDT PTFL1 1.14 FT AT 1046 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) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........90 95 95 95 95 95 95 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............86 86 86 86 86 85 85 RH..............72 73 73 71 76 76 73 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 96 96 96 96 94 96 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 11 11 11 11 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 90 SEAS............4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......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 12 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 83 83 83 83 83 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 WITH 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.08/LIX