FNUS74 KLIX 222107 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 407 PM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT MONDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 CDT...A 1017 MB RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WORK MORE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF AND WILL PROVIDE A MOSTLY WEST-NORTHWEST WIND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS TODAY. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...113F HOUMA /HUM/...110F GULFPORT /GPT/...100F SLIDELL /ASD/...112F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...114F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 84F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...SLGT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF 1-10. GENERAL TSTMS SOUTH AND CLOSER TO THE COAST BUT ISOLATED SEVERE WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...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 222051Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM 34/27 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T03390272 56024 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 222100Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM BKN043 BKN050 BKN060 35/26 A2990 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 222050Z 26007KT 7SM SCT040 SCT046 36/24 A2991 METAR KMDJ 222055Z AUTO 30016KT 10SM CLR 31/27 A2993 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...ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE FINALLY BEGINNING TO DEVELOP NEAR BARATARIA BAY. LOOK FOR ACTIVITY TO STILL BE SLOW BUT START TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON. MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE WITH THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP LATER. SOME OF THOSE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH GUSTY TO DAMAGING STRAIGHTLINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45KTS...FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.66 FT AT 1548 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.41 FT AT 1900 CDT. GISL1 0.65 FT AT 1539 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.32 FT AT 2100 CDT. PTFL1 0.67 FT AT 1539 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.43 FT AT 2100 CDT. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/26/2010 THU 12:38PM LDT 0.8 H 07:32PM LDT 0.7 L .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........41 41 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............91 90 RH..............64 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..106 105 20 FT WIND DIR..W W 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........41 42 42 42 43 43 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............90 88 86 85 83 81 RH..............67 75 79 78 82 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 102 98 96 94 94 20 FT WIND......W 10 W 10 NW 6 NW 6 NW 7 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 10 10 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 50 40 40 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........43 48 48 48 48 48 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 81 86 90 92 91 RH..............84 83 76 65 63 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 94 99 105 106 105 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 6 NE 5 E 4 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC SM SM $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100822.PORTF.12/LIX