FNUS74 KLIX 222213 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 513 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 1700 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 1700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...110F HOUMA /HUM/...108F GULFPORT /GPT/... 93F SLIDELL /ASD/...110F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...111F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 86F .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 222151Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM 33/27 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T03280272 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 222200Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM BKN040 BKN050 BKN065 35/27 A2988 RMK AO2 METAR KHUM 222150Z 28007KT 7SM SCT040 SCT046 34/25 A2989 METAR KMDJ 222155Z AUTO 28016KT 8SM CLR 32/27 A2992 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...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED NEAR BARATARIA BAY...WITH THE CLOSEST STORMS 15NM N OF GRAND ISLE AND 15NM E OF GRAND ISLE. 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 0.56 FT AT 1636 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.41 FT AT 1900 CDT. GISL1 0.58 FT AT 1636 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.32 FT AT 2100 CDT. PTFL1 0.61 FT AT 1636 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 TIME (CDT) 5PM SKY (%).........41 WEATHER COV.....SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............90 RH..............64 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 20 FT WIND DIR..W 20 FT WIND SPD..10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 SEAS............1 SEA STATE.......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 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. LIGHT WINDS. .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100822.PORTF.13/LIX