FNUS74 KLIX 202101 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 401 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 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 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...106F SLIDELL /ASD/...101F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...106F 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 202051Z AUTO 23010KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T03170256 56016 TSNO METAR KGAO 202040Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM SCT024 32/26 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NW METAR KHUM 202050Z 22006KT 7SM SCT025 BKN055 32/24 A2991 RMK LG DSNT N AND NW METAR KMDJ 202055Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM FEW025 FEW030 31/25 A2994 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 1600 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINS NEAR TERREBONNE BAY. MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE OCCASIONAL LGTNG...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND GUSTY WINDS. OUTSIDE OF THAT ACTIVITY MOST OF THE RAIN HAS DISSIPATED NEAR THE SHORE AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN MOSTLY QUIET THROUGH THE EVENING. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.61 FT AT 1525 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.30 FT AT 1800 CDT. GISL1 0.63 FT AT 1525 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.26 FT AT 1900 CDT. PTFL1 0.62 FT AT 1523 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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........66 66 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 RH..............71 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 103 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......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 83 83 RH..............72 76 79 80 84 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 100 98 98 95 94 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 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 CH CH CH LC 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 83 86 89 90 90 RH..............82 82 76 70 68 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 94 100 107 109 107 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 3 3 3 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC CH $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100820.PORTF.13/LIX