FNUS74 KLIX 201704 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1204 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1200 CDT...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN INTO THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A PREVAILING SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS TODAY. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1200 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...105F SLIDELL /ASD/...101F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...105F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/...100F .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 201651Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 31/27 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03110267 TSNO METAR KGAO 201640Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W METAR KHUM 201550Z 23005KT 7SM SCT030 32/25 A2998 METAR KMDJ 201655Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM SCT023 SCT030 31/25 A3000 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...ACTIVITY HAS BASICALLY PUSHED AWAY FROM THE COAST OR DISSIPATED. THERE WAS A STORM ON THE EASTERN SIDE PLAQUEMINES PARISH NEAR MAIN PASS BUT OTHERWISE MUCH OF THE COAST WEST OF THE MS RIVER WAS RAIN FREE NOW WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A LIGHT SHOWER NEAR SOUTHWESTERN TERREBONNE PARISH. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.30 FT AT 1139 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.30 FT AT 1800 CDT. GISL1 1.30 FT AT 1137 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.26 FT AT 1900 CDT. PTFL1 1.33 FT AT 1139 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.27 FT AT 1900 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/24/2010 TUE 10:59AM LDT 1.1 H 08:43PM LDT 0.5 L .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........66 66 66 66 66 66 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 89 89 89 89 RH..............67 65 65 65 67 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 102 102 102 102 100 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........66 49 49 49 51 51 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 86 85 85 84 83 RH..............68 71 74 73 78 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 98 96 95 94 93 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC CH CH CH LC .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 84 86 89 90 90 RH..............82 80 75 66 64 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 96 99 106 107 106 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 3 3 3 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100820.PORTF.09/LIX