FNUS74 KLIX 182034 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 334 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1530 CDT...1012MB LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND A 1019MB HIGH OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. THESE TWO FEATURES WILL PRODUCE A SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE NORTH GULF OF MEXICO. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 91F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...103F SLIDELL /ASD/... 97F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...106F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 94F 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 181951Z AUTO 22011KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T03220261 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 182020Z AUTO 22007KT 192V252 10SM SCT007 SCT013 30/27 A2997 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 181950Z 22007KT 7SM SCT020 BKN060 32/25 A2997 RMK RAE45 METAR KMDJ 182015Z AUTO 21008G13KT 9SM CLR 29/24 A2999 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 1530 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS WERE ALONG COAST FROM ATCHAFALAYA BAY TO SOUTHWEST PASS...EXTENDING OUT TO 80NM OFFSHORE. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN COVERAGE HAS OCCURRED SINCE 2 PM. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OVER THE NEW METRO AREA AND LAKE BORGNE. MOVEMENT WAS NE AT 13 KNOTS. LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED INLAND AND OVER LAKE BORGNE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.52 FT AT 1506 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 AT 1600 CDT GISL1 0.52 FT AT 1512 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.27 AT 1700 CDT PTFL1 0.48 FT AT 1512 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) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 70 70 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW TEMP............87 87 87 RH..............73 73 74 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 103 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 SEAS............3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........70 75 75 75 81 81 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............87 86 84 84 84 84 RH..............74 77 81 80 79 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 100 96 96 96 96 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 9 SW 9 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 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH LC CH CH CH CH .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........81 85 85 85 80 80 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............84 84 85 86 87 88 RH..............78 79 75 72 70 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 94 97 99 100 102 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 W 9 W 9 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .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. 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 AROUND 90. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100818.PORTF.12/LIX