FNUS74 KLIX 202202 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 502 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1700 CDT...A 1015 MB RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER 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 1700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...100F GULFPORT /GPT/...100F SLIDELL /ASD/...102F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...106F 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 202151Z AUTO 24011KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP130 T03220261 TSNO METAR KGAO 202140Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2992 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 202150Z 22004KT 7SM SCT037 SCT055 32/24 A2991 RMK LG DSNT NE AND NW METAR KMDJ 202155Z AUTO 24008KT 210V280 10SM SCT024 SCT030 31/25 A2994 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 1700 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWER ACTIVITY REMAINS NEAR BARATARIA BAY. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED LAST HOUR...BUT ISOLATED STRIKES POSSIBLE 15 NM NE AND 30 NM NW OF GRAND ISLE. 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 0.51 FT AT 1624 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.29 FT AT 1800 CDT. GISL1 0.54 FT AT 1624 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.25 FT AT 1900 CDT. PTFL1 0.47 FT AT 1624 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.24 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 TIME (CDT) 5PM SKY (%).........66 WEATHER COV.....SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............89 RH..............71 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 20 FT WIND DIR..SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 SEAS............1 SEA STATE.......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 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS AROUND 90. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100820.PORTF.14/LIX