FNUS74 KLIX 191820 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 120 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1300 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 1300 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...108F GULFPORT /GPT/...103F SLIDELL /ASD/... 99F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...106F 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 191751Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T03060256 10317 20278 58004 TSNO METAR KGAO 191800Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 31/27 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW METAR KHUM 191750Z 16010G15KT 7SM SCT038 OVC065 33/26 A2997 RMK TS NE MOV N METAR KMDJ 191755Z AUTO 24007G14KT 220V280 10SM CLR 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 1300 CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE DETECTED FROM NEAR BARATARIA BAY TO CAILLOU BAY AND OFFSHORE FOR UP TO 50 MILES. MOVEMENT WAS EAST-NORTHEAST AT 9 KT. WATERSPOUTS MAY DEVELOP UNDER SOME CELLS OVER WATER. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.83 FT AT 1234 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.17 FT AT 1700 CDT. GISL1 0.86 FT AT 1236 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.19 FT AT 1800 CDT. PTFL1 0.76 FT AT 1236 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) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............87 87 87 87 87 RH..............65 65 65 65 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 101 101 101 100 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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......SW 9 SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 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 10 SW 10 SW 9 SW 9 SW 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100819.PORTF.09/LIX