FNUS74 KLIX 041617 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1117 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010 .SYNOPSIS... COLD FRONT HAS MERGED WITH A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH NOW ORIENTED FROM 7W KAQQ TO 45E BUOY 42001...MOVING E 20KT. SOME RIDGING IN THE WRN GLFMEX 1018MB HIGH NR KVCT...FRONTAL PRESSURE 1013MB. WINDS UNIFORMLY NW-N OVER OPERATIONS AREA. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... NONE. .WIND PROFILE... 15Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... N 8KT 250FT...NE 9KT 500FT...NE 9KT 1KFT...NE 11KT 2KFT...NE 13KT 3KFT...NE 11KT 4KFT...NE 7KT 5KFT...NNW 4KT MAX WIND...264/73KT 31.6KFT. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KGAO - GALLIANO LA AWOS ...KHSA - STENNIS INTL AP - BAY ST LOUIS MS ...KIPN - INDEPENDENCE 28.1N 87.9W ...KMYT - INNOVATOR 28.2N 89.6W ...KSPR - SHIP SHOAL 28.6N 91.2W ...KMDJ - MS CANYON 28.7N 89.8W METAR KBVE 041551Z AUTO 04008G15KT 8SM FEW080 26/21 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 T02560206 TSNO METAR KGAO 041605Z AUTO 01010G16KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A2997 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 041552Z 01004KT 10SM CLR 27/19 A2995 METAR KIPN 041555Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM OVC018 26/24 A2994 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 041600Z AUTO 33008KT 1/4SM FG OVC003 24/23 A2994 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 041600Z AUTO 02013KT 9SM CLR 25/21 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 041555Z AUTO 02018KT 7SM CLR 24/22 A2996 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...CAVOK SCT-BKN080...CAVOK-CAVU AFT 17Z. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...SCT020-035 THRU 17Z...IMPROVG VFR FEW035 AFT 19Z. SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 041600Z 0416/0516 02007KT P6SM FEW080 FM050200 00000KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0510/0514 5SM BR= KBVE 041600Z 0416/0516 04008KT P6SM FEW080 FM050300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0510/0514 5SM BR= KHSA 041600Z 0416/0516 35007KT P6SM SKC FM050100 00000KT P6SM SKC= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR WEDNEDAY...VFR CAVOK. WINDS LIGHT. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...VFR CAVOK. WINDS LIGHT. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...VFR CAVOK. MODERATE S WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...MVFR SCT-BKN025. 20% CHC SHRA. .RADAR... NO ECHOES. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED NEAR OPERATIONS AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.55 FT (+0.05 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; +0.03 FT FROM PHT) PROJECTED HIGH TIDE 1.52 FT AT 1156 AM CDT WYCM6 1.35 FT (-0.05 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE) PROJECTED HIGH TIDE 2.46 FT AT 342 PM CDT BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 74.7F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........66 66 38 38 38 20 20 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............76 76 76 76 76 76 76 RH..............90 90 90 90 90 87 85 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 CIGS (FT-AGL)...S25 >70 >70 CLR CLR CLR CLR TRANSP WIND DIR.W N N N NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 13 13 13 14 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 6 6 6 6 6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............3 3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LIGHT CHOP................ .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........20 7 9 9 10 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 73 73 74 70 68 RH..............85 91 89 89 100 100 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 4 E 3 NE 3 NE 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....900 700 1000 1000 900 600 MIX HGT (M).....270 210 300 300 270 180 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14 NE 13 NE 9 NE 9 NE 8 NE 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH................................ .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........9 8 9 9 9 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 70 75 77 78 78 RH..............100 100 87 81 77 75 20 FT WIND......N 4 NE 5 NE 5 E 5 E 4 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1300 900 900 1500 1400 MIX HGT (M).....180 400 270 270 460 430 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 10 NE 15 NE 13 NE 13 NE 9 NE 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH.................................. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY... CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 80. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100504.DEEPW.08/LIX