FNUS74 KLIX 192031 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 331 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1500 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 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/... 96F GULFPORT /GPT/...103F SLIDELL /ASD/...102F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...105F 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 191951Z AUTO 26011KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T03170261 TSNO METAR KGAO 192020Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM SCT024 32/26 A2994 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 191950Z 30003KT 7SM SCT028 BKN070 28/28 A2994 RMK RAE50 METAR KMDJ 192015Z AUTO 23014G19KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A2996 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 1500 CDT...ONLY A FEW SHOWERS REMAINED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS 20-30 MILES OFFSHORE FROM POINT AU FER TO GRAND ISLE. MOVEMENT WAS EAST-NORTHEAST AT 9 KT. NO LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE INDICATED. NEARLY ALL THE SHOWERS HAD DISSIPATED DURING THE LAST HOUR OVER THE NEAR SHORE AREAS. .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) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW TEMP............87 87 87 RH..............77 77 76 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 100 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 SEAS............3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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 ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............86 86 85 84 84 84 RH..............77 76 78 79 80 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 97 96 96 96 97 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 30 30 10 10 10 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.....ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............84 84 84 89 89 89 RH..............81 81 82 71 69 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 97 98 103 105 105 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 SW 9 SW 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 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.11/LIX