FNUS74 KLIX 210010 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 710 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1900 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 1900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 99F HOUMA /HUM/... 97F GULFPORT /GPT/...102F SLIDELL /ASD/...100F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...100F 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 202351Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM FEW023 31/26 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T03060256 10322 20306 56002 TSNO METAR KGAO 210000Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A2992 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 202350Z 00000KT 7SM SCT030 30/25 A2991 METAR KMDJ 202355Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 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 1900 CDT...NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING IN THE OPERATIONS AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.44 FT AT 1842 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.29 FT AT 1800 CDT. GISL1 0.33 FT AT 1842 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.25 FT AT 1900 CDT. PTFL1 0.32 FT AT 1842 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........49 49 49 49 49 49 51 51 51 51 51 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 86 86 85 85 85 84 83 83 83 83 RH..............74 76 78 79 80 80 82 84 84 82 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 100 98 98 98 98 97 95 95 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH LC LC LC 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 .SATURDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........52 46 46 46 50 50 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 87 85 84 82 81 RH..............69 73 79 84 89 91 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 100 97 97 93 93 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 8 W 7 W 7 W 7 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH LC LC CH CH .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100820.PORTF.18/LIX