FNUS74 KLIX 172108 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 408 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 CDT...1010MB LOW NR 31.2N AND 90.8W...1016MB HIGH OVER EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. 6MB GRADIENT ACROSS GULF. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 97F HOUMA /HUM/... 92F GULFPORT /GPT/...103F SLIDELL /ASD/... 99F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 89F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 99F WEST DELTA /DLP/...MISG .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. .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 172051Z AUTO 23011KT 10SM FEW015 29/26 A2988 RMK AO2 RAE03 SLP119 P0000 60010 T02940261 56015 TSNO METAR KGAO 172100Z AUTO 22011G18KT 10SM SCT015 BKN024 BKN030 29/25 A2986 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW METAR KHUM 172050Z 20005KT 7SM SCT013 BKN020 29/26 A2984 METAR KMDJ 172055Z AUTO 23010G16KT 10SM FEW018 FEW023 29/25 A2991 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...SCATTERED SHOWERS...MAINLY AROUND THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...MOVING NORTH 15 KNOTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.75 FT AT 1530 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.31 AT 2000 CDT GISL1 0.28 FT AT 1600 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.24 AT 1600 CDT PTFL1 0.52 FT AT 1600 CDT NR LOW TIDE...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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........95 95 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WEATHER TYPE....RW RW TEMP............85 85 RH..............76 73 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 96 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 SEAS............4 4 SEA STATE.......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 84 83 83 RH..............73 73 76 78 81 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 97 96 93 91 91 20 FT WIND......SW 12 S 11 S 11 S 11 S 11 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 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 LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 83 84 85 86 87 RH..............81 81 77 75 71 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 91 93 96 98 99 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 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 CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100817.PORTF.11/LIX