FNUS74 KLIX 191514 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1014 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1000 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 1000 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 88F HOUMA /HUM/...102F GULFPORT /GPT/...105F SLIDELL /ASD/... 96F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...100F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 88F 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 191451Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T03000261 53010 TSNO METAR KGAO 191500Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM VCTS SCT018 SCT032 SCT050 27/26 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE THRU SE METAR KHUM 191450Z 20004KT 7SM SCT020 SCT038 31/26 A2998 METAR KMDJ 191455Z AUTO 23012KT 10SM SCT021 31/26 A3001 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 1000 CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNERSTORMS WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WERE DETECTED FROM THE NORTH END OF BARATARIA BAY NEAR LAFITTE TO ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF GRAND ISLE AND PORT FOURCHON TO TIMBALIER BAY TO THE COASTAL WATERS 5 TO 15 MILES OFFSHORE FROM CAILLOU BAY TO POINT AU FER. MOVEMENT WAS EAST-NORTHEAST AT 9 KT. WATERSPOUTS MAY DEVELOP UNDER SOME CELLS OVER WATER THIS MORNING. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.45 FT AT 0945 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.18 FT AT 1700 CDT. GISL1 1.41 FT AT 0940 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.19 FT AT 1800 CDT. PTFL1 1.49 FT AT 0940 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) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........85 85 85 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............87 88 88 89 89 89 89 88 RH..............69 67 66 65 65 65 65 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 99 99 101 101 101 101 100 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.06/LIX