FNUS74 KLIX 281341 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 841 AM CDT WED APR 28 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHEAST WINDS EXTENDING FROM SURFACE UP TO ABOUT 2600FT THE BACKING TO NORTHWEST 25-45KT ABOVE 2600FT...WEST 50-75KT ABOVE 19KFT PER RUC13 MODEL SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION. BY 1700Z...DRY LAPSE RATE TO 3900FT TO BASE OF LARGE 3 DEGREE C INVERSION. RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT SPOT SITE 53 PERCENT. SURFACE BASED WINDS TO VEER THROUGH SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 66 69 71 72 72 72 72 72 RH..............53 48 44 47 48 48 48 48 48 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).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..............49 57 70 73 73 73 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 2700 2500 2500 2400 2200 MIX HGT (M).....1100 820 760 760 730 670 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 7 SE 10 SE 10 SE 12 SE 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 7 SE 10 SE 10 SE 12 SE 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).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 66 70 74 75 75 RH..............78 78 71 66 66 66 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 11 SE 13 SE 13 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2100 2000 2000 2200 2400 MIX HGT (M).....670 640 610 610 670 730 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 SE 16 SE 18 SE 18 SE 23 SE 24 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 13 SE 16 SE 18 SE 18 SE 23 SE 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100428.DEEPW.01/LIX