FNUS74 KLIX 191218 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 718 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0700 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 0700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...<85F HOUMA /HUM/... 85F GULFPORT /GPT/... 91F SLIDELL /ASD/...<85F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 90F 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 191151Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM FEW024 28/25 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 60000 7//// T02780250 10283 20278 53007 TSNO METAR KGAO 191200Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM SCT015 SCT028 BKN060 26/25 A2996 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 191150Z 20004KT 7SM SCT020 26/26 A2997 METAR KMDJ 191155Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A2998 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 0700 CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNERSTORMS HAS WEAKENED OVER LAND TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHANDELEUR SOUND TO LAFITTE TO HOUMA TO ATCHAFALAYA BAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE DETECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS...ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRAND ISLE...AND JUST WEST OF POINT AU FER ISLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST 11 KT. WATERSPOUTS MAY DEVELOP UNDER SOME CELLS OVER WATER THIS MORNING. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.88 FT AT 0640 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.18 FT AT 1700 CDT. GISL1 1.65 FT AT 0640 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.19 FT AT 1800 CDT. PTFL1 1.79 FT AT 0640 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.12 FT AT 1800 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) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........85 85 85 85 85 85 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............84 85 86 87 88 88 89 89 89 89 88 RH..............77 75 72 69 67 66 65 65 65 65 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 96 98 98 99 99 101 101 101 101 100 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.04/LIX