FNUS74 KLIX 181111 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 611 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0600 CDT...1013MB TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDED FROM WEST CENTRAL TO WESTERN GLFMEX. 1017MB HIGH OVER EASTERN GLFMEX. 4MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 92F HOUMA /HUM/...MISG GULFPORT /GPT/...MISG SLIDELL /ASD/... 93F 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 181051Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02830261 TSNO METAR KGAO 181100Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A2995 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 181050Z 18004KT 7SM SCT035 BKN060 A2996 METAR KMDJ 181055Z AUTO 21012KT 10SM FEW018 30/26 A2997 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 0600 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS WERE ALONG COAST FROM ATCHAFALAYA BAY TO SOUTHWEST PASS...EXTENDING OUT ABOUT 1-60NM OFFSHORE. THESE SHWRS ARE MOVING NNE AT 13 KNOTS. LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ATCHAFALAYA BAY OR ABOUT 80NM WEST OF GRAND ISLE ASSOCIATED WITH A THUNDERSTORM. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.08 FT AT 0600 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 AT 1600 CDT GISL1 1.81 FT AT 0600 CDT NR HIGH TIDE...LOW TIDE 0.27 AT 1700 CDT PTFL1 1.95 FT AT 0554 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) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........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 WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............87 87 88 89 89 88 88 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............72 71 70 67 66 66 67 68 68 69 69 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..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 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............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 .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.03/LIX