FNUS74 KLIX 212101 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 401 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT SUNDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 CDT...A 1017 MB RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A PREVAILING WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS TODAY. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...110F HOUMA /HUM/...101F GULFPORT /GPT/...109F SLIDELL /ASD/...106F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...104F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/...102F .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 212051Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03220256 55016 TSNO METAR KGAO 212040Z AUTO 23007G15KT 10SM CLR 35/25 A2997 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 212050Z 22007KT 7SM SCT030 34/22 A2997 METAR KMDJ 212055Z AUTO VRB04G10KT 10SM CLR 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 1600 CDT...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE NORTHERN END OF BARATARIA BAY THE COAST REMAINS MOSTLY RAIN FREE. THAT SAID ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE AND COULD PUSH SOUTHEAST OUT OF NORTHERN ST MARY AND TERREBONNE PARISHES. LGTNG WAS CONFINED TO THE ONE STORM AT THE NORTHERN END OF BARATARIA BAY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.52 FT AT 1533 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 FT AT 1800 CDT. GISL1 0.59 FT AT 1538 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.28 FT AT 1900 CDT. PTFL1 0.51 FT AT 1538 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.26 FT AT 1800 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/25/2010 WED 11:43AM LDT 1.0 H 08:25PM LDT 0.6 L .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........52 52 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............90 89 RH..............66 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........52 41 41 41 52 52 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............89 87 86 84 84 84 RH..............67 71 77 82 83 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 99 98 97 95 95 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC CH .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........52 46 46 46 61 61 WEATHER COV.....S CHC SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 84 86 91 92 92 RH..............83 83 78 65 63 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 95 98 105 106 106 20 FT WIND......W 7 NW 8 NW 8 NW 8 NW 8 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH LC LC $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100821.PORTF.11/LIX