FNUS74 KLIX 191413 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 913 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0900 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 0900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 86F HOUMA /HUM/... 99F GULFPORT /GPT/...100F SLIDELL /ASD/... 97F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 98F 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 191351Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T03000256 TSNO METAR KGAO 191400Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM RA SCT005 SCT013 SCT017 26/25 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N METAR KHUM 191350Z 20004KT 7SM SCT020 30/26 A2998 METAR KMDJ 191355Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A3000 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...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNERSTORMS WERE DETECTED OVER COASTAL LAND AREAS AND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS... SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO NEAR LAFITTE TO BOOTHVILLE...MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 9 KT. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED BETWEEN GALLIANO AND UPPER BARATARIA BAY. WATERSPOUTS MAY DEVELOP UNDER SOME CELLS OVER WATER THIS MORNING. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.59 FT AT 0845 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.18 FT AT 1700 CDT. GISL1 1.57 FT AT 0840 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.19 FT AT 1800 CDT. PTFL1 1.64 FT AT 0840 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.11 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) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........85 85 85 85 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............86 87 88 88 89 89 89 89 88 RH..............72 69 67 66 65 65 65 65 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 99 99 101 101 101 101 100 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 (%).........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.05/LIX