FNUS74 KLIX 181006 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 506 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...1012 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN GLFMEX. 1017MB HIGH OVER EASTERN GLFMEX. 5MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 92F HOUMA /HUM/... 93F GULFPORT /GPT/...MISG SLIDELL /ASD/... 94F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 94F 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. .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 180951Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM FEW042 28/26 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02830261 TSNO METAR KGAO 180940Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM SCT020 SCT033 SCT042 28/26 A2994 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 180940Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 28/28 A2992 RMK AO2 T02750275 METAR KMDJ 180955Z AUTO 20014G19KT 10SM FEW020 30/26 A2996 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...ISOLD SHWRS DEVELOPING ALONG COAST FROM PT AU FER ISLAND TO SOUTHWEST PASS...EXTENDING OUT ABOUT 1-45NM OFFSHORE. THESE SHWRS ARE MOVING NNE AT 13 KNOTS. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.16 FT AT 0445 CDT NR HIGH TIDE...LOW TIDE 0.35 AT 1600 CDT GISL1 1.82 FT AT 0445 CDT NR HIGH TIDE...LOW TIDE 0.27 AT 1700 CDT PTFL1 1.98 FT AT 0500 CDT NR HIGH TIDE...LOW TIDE 0.26 AT 1700 CDT CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/22/2010 SUN 09:35AM LDT 1.3 H 08:18PM LDT 0.2 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........92 92 83 83 83 83 83 83 70 70 70 70 70 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............86 87 87 88 89 89 88 88 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............72 72 71 70 67 66 66 67 68 68 69 69 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 99 99 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........70 75 75 75 61 61 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............86 85 84 84 84 84 RH..............69 72 76 76 75 76 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 94 93 94 94 96 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH LC CH CH CH CH .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........61 74 74 74 79 79 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............84 86 88 87 86 86 RH..............75 71 67 68 70 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 96 100 98 96 96 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 9 SW 8 SW 7 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100818.PORTF.02/LIX