FNUS74 KLIX 191723 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1223 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1200 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 1200 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 92F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...106F SLIDELL /ASD/...100F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...106F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 96F 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 191651Z AUTO 24010KT 10SM CLR 32/27 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP160 T03170267 TSNO METAR KGAO 191700Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM -RA CLR 28/26 A3000 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 191650Z 18004KT 7SM SCT027 32/25 A2998 METAR KMDJ 191715Z AUTO 23018KT 10SM SCT020 SCT027 BKN046 31/25 A3001 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 1100 CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNERSTORMS WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WERE DETECTED NEAR GRAND ISLE AND PORT FOURCHON...AND IN THE COASTAL WATERS 0 TO 15 MILES OFFSHORE FROM GRAND ISLE TO TERREBONNE 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 0.98 FT AT 1145 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.17 FT AT 1700 CDT. GISL1 0.94 FT AT 1150 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.19 FT AT 1800 CDT. PTFL1 1.00 FT AT 1150 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) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........85 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............87 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............66 65 65 65 65 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 101 101 101 101 100 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............86 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 (%).50 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 84 84 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.08/LIX