FNUS74 KLIX 281153 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 653 AM CDT WED APR 28 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY TRACK ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. AS THIS HAPPENS, WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST AND FALL ABOUT 5KTS. THIS HIGH WILL SETTLE IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MEANWHILE, A SERIES OF SURFACE LOWS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE RESULTING WINDS BETWEEN THESE 2 FEATURES, SPOT AREA, WILL BE STRONG PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS OF AT LEAST 20KTS FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION, EXPECT SEAS TO BUILD TO A PEAK OF 7-10 FEET AND HAVE A SEA STATE OF VERY ROUGH DURING THIS PERIOD. ALTHOUGH A FRONT IS PROGGED TO APPROACH THE COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS WEEKEND, AT THIS TIME IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT IT WILL PUSH THROUGH UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THUS, SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK BUT MAY DECREASE SLIGHTLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION TO WIND FORECAST, EXPECT RAIN/THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL TO BE INCREASING. LOCALIZED WINDS MAY INCREASE WITH STRONGER STORMS AS WELL AS THE LIKELIHOOD OF FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 60 63 66 69 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 RH..............80 80 75 67 61 55 49 48 49 49 49 48 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 MIX HGT (KM)....1.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 13 13 13 13 8 8 8 5 5 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........11 15 15 15 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 68 65 64 64 64 RH..............47 54 70 73 75 78 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 2700 2600 2600 2800 2300 MIX HGT (M).....910 820 790 790 850 700 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 5 S 5 SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 5 S 5 SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 1 1 1 2 2 HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 20 20 20 45 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 65 69 73 74 74 RH..............81 84 76 68 71 71 20 FT WIND......E 10 E 10 SE 11 SE 12 SE 12 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 2000 1900 1900 2100 2000 MIX HGT (M).....700 610 580 580 640 610 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 9 E 16 E 16 SE 21 SE 22 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 9 E 16 E 16 SE 21 SE 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 4 4 4 4 4 HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100427.DEEPW.02/LIX