FNUS74 KLIX 281910 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 210 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUNDING... NO NEW INFORMATION THROUGH 29/00Z. AT 29/00Z...17Z RUC13 RUN SHOWS CALM WINDS IN COLUMN FROM SURFACE TO 2400FT...NNW 5-20KT TO 6300FT...NW 25-35KT TO 12KFT...W 30 TO 55KT TO 27.6KFT...WSW 55 TO 110KT ABOVE 27.6KFT. SURFACE... 1019MB HIGH PRESSURE BUBBLE BROKE OFF AND NOW CENTERED OVER PROXIMITY OF SPOT LOCATION. LAND PRESSURES HAVE FLATTENED IN THE 1017-1018MB RANGE. EAST WINDS NOTED FROM MOUTH OF MS RIVER WESTWARD TO TEXAS COAST. SUBTLE GULF BREEZE TURNING NOTED OVER VERMILION AND CAMERON PARISHES WHERE WINDS HAVE BECOME SOUTHEAST ON SHORE. ALL REPORTING STATIONS ARE 10 KT OR LESS WITH MANY 5 KT OR LESS. AVIATION... VFR CAVOK WITH SOME ADVANCEMENT OF DEBRIS CIRRUS FROM WSW FROM ELEVATED CONVECTION WITH ICE/SNOW VIRGA AND PROBABLE LIGHT TURBULENCE AND MINOR RIME ICING ABOVE 18KFT. RADAR... LIGHT RETURNS NOTED ON KLIX RADAR SW OF SPOT LOCATION...CENTERED 241/155NM...100NM SSW OF PORT FOURCHON...MOVING ENE 70KT...APPARENT SNOW VIRGA FROM THICKENING CIRRUS DECK AND UPPER DISTURBANCE EMBEDDED IN FLOW ABOVE 500 MB. NO LIGHTNING NOTED IN THE GLFMEX. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........2 7 7 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 68 68 71 RH..............52 52 52 52 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 3 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........7 8 8 8 7 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 67 64 64 64 64 RH..............49 59 67 70 73 75 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 2200 1900 1900 1600 1700 MIX HGT (M).....1100 670 580 580 490 520 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 5 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 5 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 3 3 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........8 6 0 0 0 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 66 70 74 75 75 RH..............75 75 71 66 66 69 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 11 SE 12 SE 13 SE 13 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 MIX HGT (M).....520 610 610 610 610 610 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 SE 15 SE 21 SE 21 SE 23 SE 22 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 10 SE 15 SE 21 SE 21 SE 23 SE 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............3 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......LIGHT CHOP BECOMING CHOPPY $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100428.DEEPW.07/LIX