FNUS74 KLIX 281509 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1009 AM CDT WED APR 28 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS ARE MORE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 1500Z WITH 1018MB HIGH CENTERED JUST BELOW SOUTHWEST PASS. EAST WINDS EXTEND ALONG THE LA COAST TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST WEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. LATEST RUC13 1400Z RUN NOW SHOWS DRY ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE UP TO INVERSION LEVEL AT 4100 FT AT 1600Z. BASE TEMP 8C...INVERSION STRENGTH 2C...NOSE AT 8200FT 10C. SURFACE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 55 TO 60 PERCENT RANGE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 RH..............54 54 57 57 57 57 57 57 20 FT WIND DIR..ENE E E E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SLIGHT CHOP .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............68 68 67 65 64 64 RH..............59 59 63 70 73 73 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 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 SEAS............2 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......SLIGHT CHOP TO CHOPPY .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 8 SE 10 SE 11 SE 13 SE 13 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 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 SEAS............2 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100428.DEEPW.03/LIX