FNUS74 KLIX 191019 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 519 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN INTO THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...PROVIDING A PREVAILING SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS TODAY. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 88F HOUMA /HUM/... 90F GULFPORT /GPT/... 92F SLIDELL /ASD/... 86F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 93F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 91F 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 190951Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM FEW018 28/26 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02830256 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 191000Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM VCTS CLR 27/26 A2994 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND E METAR KHUM 191000Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 26/26 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E T02570258 METAR KMDJ 190955Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A2995 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...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR LAFITTE AND JUST NORTH OF BARATARIA BAY TO GALLIANO TO CAILLOU BAY...AND ISOLATED SHOWERS WERE DETECTED IN A 25 MILE WIDE AREA FROM NEAR EMPIRE AND PILOTTOWN TO ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF COAST OF TERREBONNE PARISH. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST 11 KT. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING THESE CELLS NEAR LAFITTE AND GOLDEN MEADOW. WATERSPOUTS MAY DEVELOP UNDER SOME CELLS OVER WATER THIS MORNING. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.88 FT AT 0438 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.90 FT AT 0530 CDT. GISL1 1.59 FT AT 0445 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.62 FT AT 0630 CDT. PTFL1 1.78 FT AT 0453 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.82 FT AT 0600 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/23/2010 MON 10:18AM LDT 1.2 H 08:37PM LDT 0.3 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........M 81 85 85 85 85 85 85 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....M SCT LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....M RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............M 83 84 85 86 87 88 88 89 89 89 89 88 RH..............M 81 77 75 72 69 67 66 65 65 65 65 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..M 93 94 96 98 98 99 99 101 101 101 101 100 20 FT WIND DIR..M SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..M 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.M 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 40 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............M 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......M 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 (%).........80 70 70 70 71 71 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............88 86 85 84 84 83 RH..............67 70 75 77 78 80 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 98 96 94 94 94 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC LC LC LC .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........71 74 74 74 66 66 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 85 87 89 89 89 RH..............80 76 71 68 67 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 96 100 102 103 103 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100819.PORTF.02/LIX