FNUS74 KLIX 181404 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 904 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0900 CDT...1013MB TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDED FROM WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI TO WESTERN GLFMEX. 1017MB HIGH OVER EASTERN GLFMEX. 4MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...MISG GULFPORT /GPT/... 92F SLIDELL /ASD/...100F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...100F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 97F 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 181351Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T03000261 TSNO METAR KGAO 181340Z AUTO 18010G15KT 10SM SCT021 31/26 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W METAR KHUM 181250Z 22004KT 7SM SCT035 SCT060 A2997 METAR KMDJ 181355Z AUTO 20011KT 10SM FEW020 FEW034 31/26 A3001 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 0900 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS WERE ALONG COAST FROM ATCHAFALAYA BAY TO SOUTHWEST PASS...EXTENDING OUT TO 60NM OFFSHORE. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN COVERAGE HAS OCCURRED FROM 8 AM TO 9 AM. THESE SHWRS ARE MOVING NNE AT 13 KNOTS. LIGHTNING WAS NOT DETECTED. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.72 FT AT 0836 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 AT 1600 CDT GISL1 1.56 FT AT 0836 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.27 AT 1700 CDT PTFL1 1.60 FT AT 0842 CDT FALLING...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) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........83 83 83 83 70 70 70 70 70 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............89 89 88 88 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............67 66 66 67 68 68 69 69 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 100 100 99 99 99 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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 20 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.20 20 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. LIGHT WINDS. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100818.PORTF.06/LIX