FNUS74 KLIX 230109 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 809 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 2000 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 2000 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 97F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/... 89F SLIDELL /ASD/... 87F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 97F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 97F .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 230051Z AUTO 26008KT 10SM 29/26 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02940256 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 230100Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM VCTS BKN038 BKN046 BKN055 30/25 A2990 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS METAR KHUM 230100Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM VCTS CLR 31/26 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE T03130259 METAR KMDJ 230055Z AUTO 30019KT 10SM CLR 31/27 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 2000 CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER TIMBALIER BAY...17NM NW OF GRAND ISLE TO 20NM SW OF GRAND ISLE...MOVING SW AT 15 KNOTS. CONVECTION SHOULD REMAIN WEST OF GRAND ISLE AND PORT FOURCHON THROUGH 2100. WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.53 FT AT 1948 CDT RISING...LOW TIDE 0.40 FT AT 1900 CDT. GISL1 0.01 FT AT 1948 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.32 FT AT 2100 CDT. PTFL1 0.27 FT AT 1948 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) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........35 42 42 42 42 43 43 43 43 43 WEATHER COV.....ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 87 87 86 85 84 83 83 83 83 RH..............73 75 76 76 78 83 82 83 84 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 100 97 96 95 94 94 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 75 65 63 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 94 99 105 106 105 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 NE 6 NE 5 E 4 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.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 S 3 S 4 SW 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.16/LIX