FNUS74 KLIX 222306 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 606 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 1800 CDT...A 1015 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 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...105F GULFPORT /GPT/... 91F SLIDELL /ASD/... 89F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 95F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 94F .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 222251Z AUTO 26008KT 10SM 30/24 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP119 T03000239 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 222300Z AUTO 26004G15KT 10SM -TSRA SCT050 SCT100 SCT120 29/24 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS METAR KHUM 222250Z 29008KT 7SM SCT040 BKN055 34/24 A2988 METAR KMDJ 222255Z AUTO 28017KT 7SM CLR 32/27 A2991 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...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF A DULAC TO GALLIANO TO MYRTLE GROVE LINE...INCLUDING BARATARIA BAY...GRAND ISLE AND TIMBALIER ISLAND. 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 0.52 FT AT 1730 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.41 FT AT 1900 CDT. GISL1 0.44 FT AT 1730 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.32 FT AT 2100 CDT. PTFL1 0.52 FT AT 1730 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........41 42 42 42 42 42 42 43 43 43 43 43 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 88 88 87 87 86 85 84 83 83 83 83 RH..............67 70 75 78 79 78 78 83 82 83 84 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 102 102 100 98 97 96 95 94 94 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 7 8 7 7 7 8 8 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 20 15 10 10 10 15 15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 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 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............82 83 86 90 91 91 RH..............84 83 76 65 63 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 94 99 105 106 105 20 FT WIND......N 7 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 .MONDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........48 43 43 43 43 43 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............90 88 86 85 85 85 RH..............66 72 77 78 78 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 100 97 96 96 96 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 4 SW 3 SW 4 W 3 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM SM SM .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100822.PORTF.14/LIX