FNUS74 KLIX 192307 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 607 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 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 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 96F HOUMA /HUM/... 96F GULFPORT /GPT/...103F SLIDELL /ASD/... 97F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 96F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/...103F .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 192251Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 T03000244 TSNO METAR KGAO 192300Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N METAR KHUM 192250Z 22004KT 7SM SCT030 BKN055 28/28 A2992 METAR KMDJ 192255Z AUTO 27010KT 10SM FEW029 FEW070 31/26 A2993 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 1800 CDT...NO TSTMS WERE DETECTED WITHIN 50NM OF THE SE LA COAST. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.43 FT AT 1748 CDT RISING. GISL1 0.22 FT AT 1748 CDT STEADY NEAR LOW TIDE. PTFL1 0.29 FT AT 1748 CDT STEADY NEAR LOW TIDE. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 08/19/2010 THU 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........80 70 70 70 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............86 86 86 85 85 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 RH..............77 76 78 78 79 79 80 80 80 81 81 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 99 97 96 96 96 96 96 96 97 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 30 30 30 30 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC LC LC LC LC 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 .FRIDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........66 42 42 42 42 42 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 86 85 84 83 83 RH..............72 77 80 79 82 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 100 98 97 94 94 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC CH CH CH LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100819.PORTF.13/LIX