FNUS74 KLIX 212206 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 506 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 1700 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 1700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...110F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...110F SLIDELL /ASD/...103F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...108F 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 212151Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 32/27 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T03220267 TSNO METAR KGAO 212140Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 35/25 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND E METAR KHUM 212150Z 22007KT 7SM SCT030 34/23 A2996 METAR KMDJ 212155Z AUTO 28011KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A3000 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...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE NORTHEAST END OF BARATARIA BAY THE COAST REMAINS MOSTLY RAIN FREE. 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 NORTHEAST END OF BARATARIA BAY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.42 FT AT 1636 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 FT AT 1800 CDT. GISL1 0.44 FT AT 1636 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.28 FT AT 1900 CDT. PTFL1 0.48 FT AT 1636 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 TIME (CDT) 5PM SKY (%).........52 WEATHER COV.....SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............89 RH..............66 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 20 FT WIND DIR..W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 SEAS............1 SEA STATE.......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 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100821.PORTF.12/LIX