FNUS74 KLIX 192114 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 414 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 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 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/... 98F GULFPORT /GPT/...100F SLIDELL /ASD/...103F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...103F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 99F 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 192051Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T03170256 56018 TSNO METAR KGAO 192100Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM SCT028 SCT033 32/26 A2992 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 192050Z 27003KT 7SM SCT030 SCT060 29/27 A2993 METAR KMDJ 192055Z AUTO 30012KT 10SM FEW018 30/25 A2995 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 1600 CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS RECENTLY DEVELOPED JUST SOUTH OF HOUMA...NEAR MONTEGUT...SOUTHWEST PASS...AND MAIN PASS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST-NORTHEAST AT 9 KT. NO LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE INDICATED. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.38 FT AT 1540 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.22 FT AT 1700 CDT. GISL1 0.36 FT AT 1540 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.15 FT AT 1800 CDT. PTFL1 0.37 FT AT 1540 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.12 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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........80 80 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW TEMP............87 87 RH..............77 76 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 100 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 SEAS............3 3 SEA STATE.......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.12/LIX