FNUS74 KLIX 212307 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 607 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 1800 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 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...107F SLIDELL /ASD/...103F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...104F 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 212251Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T03170261 TSNO METAR KGAO 212300Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N THRU E METAR KHUM 212250Z 22007KT 7SM SCT030 32/25 A2996 RMK RA W LTGCG W METAR KMDJ 212255Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 32/26 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 1800 CDT...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OVER BARATARIA BAY ABOUT 5NM NE OF GRAND ISLE MOVING SE AT 10 KTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN NEW ORLEANS AND HOUMA MOVING TOWARD THE COAST...AND COULD REACH THE COAST BETWEEN 2000 AND 2100 IF THEY DO NOT DISSIPATE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.41 FT AT 1736 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.35 FT AT 1800 CDT. GISL1 0.31 FT AT 1736 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.28 FT AT 1900 CDT. PTFL1 0.40 FT AT 1736 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........52 41 41 41 41 41 41 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 88 87 86 86 85 84 84 84 84 84 84 RH..............67 69 71 75 77 78 82 83 83 83 83 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 100 99 99 98 98 97 95 95 95 95 95 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC CH 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 .SUNDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........61 62 62 62 55 55 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............90 87 86 85 85 85 RH..............66 70 75 78 78 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 100 97 96 96 96 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC CH CH CH LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 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.13/LIX