FNUS74 KLIX 302126 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 426 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2010 .DISCUSSION... .SURFACE... HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND A COLD FRONT IS STRETCHING FROM THE UPPER MS VALLEY INTO THE SRN PLAINS. THIS IS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW UNTIL THE FRONT MOVE THROUGH ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE SOME TONIGHT BUT BUOYS AND PILOT STATIONS ARE ALREADY REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 20KTS AND GUSTS UP TO 25KTS STILL. .AVIATION... THICK LOW CLOUDS BETWEEN 600-1200 FT REMAIN OVER HUM AND GAO BUT JUST OFF TO THE EAST NEAR BVE AND VENICE CEILINGS ARE RIGHT AROUND 1500 FT BUT SKIES JUST OFF TO THE SOUTH WERE THINNING OUT AND SKIES COULD BECOME MORE SCT IN THE NEXT 30 MINS. FURTHER EAST OVER THE GULF WATERS THE SKIES WERE CONTINUING TO IMPROVE WITH MOSTLY SCT CLOUDS JUST OFF TO THE WEST. 100FT WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SE AND SSE AROUND 20KT GUSTING TO 25KTS AND WITH INFREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 30KT POSSIBLE. .RADAR... AT 4PM CDT RADAR SHOWED A FEW SHOWERS TRYING TO BUILD BACK INTO THE COASTAL WATERS OFF THE MS COAST. THIS ACTIVITY COULD CONTINUE TO BACK BUILD TOWARDS THE OIL SLICK AND IF IT DOES IT WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT RAIN. WE COULD SEE REDEVELOPMENT AFTER MIDNIGHT OF ISTD TO SCT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG WITH BRIEF WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34KTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION IS IS NOT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE REALM OF A WATERSPOUT OR TWO DEVELOPING ESPECIALLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TOMORROW. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........54 54 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............76 76 RH..............85 87 100 FT WND DIR..S S 100 FT WND SPD..16 17 100 FT WND GUST.30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 TRANS SPD (M/S).11 11 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 SEAS............6 6 SEA STATE.......ROUGH... HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.120.12 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........54 57 60 60 65 61 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............75 74 73 73 73 73 RH..............87 90 93 97 97 97 100 FT WND......SE 15 S 15 SE 16 SE 17 SE 17 SE 16 100 FT WND GUST.31 31 30 29 29 29 MIX HGT (FT)....800 500 400 400 500 500 MIX HGT (M).....240 150 120 120 150 150 TRANSPORT WIND..S 23 SE 22 SE 21 SE 22 SE 22 SE 25 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 11 SE 11 SE 10 SE 11 SE 11 SE 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............6 7 7 7 7 7 SEA STATE.......20 20 20 20 20 20 HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........61 55 53 53 50 56 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 74 78 80 81 81 RH..............97 93 82 74 72 69 100 FT WIND.....SSE 21 SSE 21 SSE 20 SSE 18 SSE 18 SSE 18 100 FT WID GUST.30 29 29 28 27 27 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 400 400 400 400 MIX HGT (M).....150 150 120 120 120 120 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 25 SE 26 SE 20 SE 20 SE 21 SE 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 12 SE 13 SE 10 SE 10 SE 11 SE 11 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............7 9 9 9 10 10 SEA STATE.......20 20 20 20 20 20 HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100430.DEEPW.08/LIX