FNUS74 KLIX 281610 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1110 AM CDT WED APR 28 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... 1500Z RUC13 MODEL RUN FOR SPOT LOCATION...DRY LAPSE RATE UP TO 3350 FT AT 15Z TO LIFT TO 4100FT BY 16Z AND LEVEL OFF THROUGH AFTERNOON. INVERSION BASE TEMP 9C...NOSE TEMP 10C AT 8400FT AT 16Z STREGTHENING TO 14C AND LOWERING TO 6500FT BY 19Z...CAP STRENGTH 1C INCREASING TO 4C BY 19Z. WIND FIELDS SHOW SURFACE WINDS TO GO NEAR CALM AT 29/00Z AT LOCATION WITH E/SE TRAJECTORY ONSETTING INTO LA COASTAL AREAS AFTER THAT TIME. AT 11 AM CDT...BROAD 1019-1020 MB HIGH CENTERED FROM NORTH OF MOBILE BAY TO 40NM SOUTH OF SW PASS OF MS RIVER. ENE WINDS 10KT EAST OF RIDGE AXIS...DUE EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS WEST OF RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING TO TEXAS COAST. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS LARGE CIRRUS BAND EXTENDING FROM NEAR KBRO TO KBVE SOUTHWARD. CLEAR SKIES AND VFR CAVU CONDITIONS FROM COAST NORTHWARD. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........4 11 38 46 46 45 45 38 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..E E NE NE NE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 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 BECOMING SMOOTH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........22 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 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 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.......SMOOTH .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.......SLIGHT CHOP BECOMING CHOPPY $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100428.DEEPW.04/LIX