FNUS74 KLIX 051310 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 810 AM CDT WED MAY 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK 1013MB LOW PRESSURE AREA BECOMING ABSORBED AND FILLING WAS LOCATED IN THE EXTREME NE GLFMEX S OF APALACHEE BAY WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW INTO THE LOWER GLFMEX. A 1014MB HIGH WAS CENTERED NR 28.0N 90.0W. FLAT 2MB PRESSURE GRADIENT...1012MB TX COAST...1014MB N GULF HIGH AND FL W COAST...1013MB SPOT LOCATION. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... NONE. .WIND PROFILE... 11Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...NE 4KT 250FT...NE 2KT 500FT...NE 3KT 1KFT...NE 7KT 2KFT...NE 10KT 3KFT...NE 11KT 4KFT...NE 8KT 5KFT...NNW 3KT MAX WIND...285/68KT 33.6KFT. 12Z KLIX SOUNDING SFC...000/00 1KFT...265/13 2KFT...260/07 3KFT...190/05 4KFT...190/03 5KFT...225/02 MAX WIND...280/71KT 42FT. .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 051251Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM HZ CLR 24/21 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02390211 TSNO METAR KGAO 051245Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 22/22 A2995 METAR KHSA 051154Z 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 17/17 A2993 METAR KIPN 051235Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM OVC035 25/22 A2993 METAR KMYT 051240Z AUTO 05004KT 4SM BR OVC017 23/21 A2995 METAR KSPR 051240Z AUTO 30008KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A2994 METAR KMDJ 051235Z AUTO 04005KT 7SM CLR 23/22 A2996 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...MVFR VSBY 1 1/2-3SM BR TIL 14Z... BCMG VFR CAVOK. NO SIG WX. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR BASES SCT-BKN032-035. NO SIG WX. SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 051300Z 0513/0613 00000KT 4SM BR SKC FM051430 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM051800 18005KT P6SM FEW035 FM060100 00000KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0611/0613 2SM BR= KBVE 051300Z 0513/0613 00000KT 4SM BR FEW035 FM051430 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 FM051800 17005KT P6SM SCT035 FM060100 16003KT P6SM FEW035 TEMPO 0610/0613 2SM BR= KHSA 051300Z 0513/0613 VRB03KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0513/0514 3SM BR FM051800 18005KT P6SM FEW035 FM060100 00000KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0609/0612 1SM BR= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...MVFR 3-4SM BR...LCL IFR BR BTWN 09Z-14Z FOR CSTL TERMINALS...AFT 14Z BECMG CAVOK. WINDS LIGHT. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...VFR CAVOK. LIGHT S WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...MVFR SCT-BKN025. 20% CHC SHRA. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...MVFR BKN025-030 AM...VFR CAVOK PM. .RADAR... NO ECHOES. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED NEAR OPERATIONS AREA. TSTMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY NEAR 28N/85W ALONG CD FRONT MOVG NE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.18 FT (+0.04 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE) PROJECTED HIGH TIDE 1.46 FT AT 1241 PM CDT WYCM6 1.00 FT (+0.10 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE) PROJECTED HIGH TIDE 2.17 FT AT 557 PM CDT BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 75.2F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........27 36 36 36 36 18 18 19 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 RH..............90 90 90 90 93 93 90 90 90 90 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 CIGS (FT-AGL)...B32 B32 S32 S32 S34 S35 S35 S35 S35 S35 TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH................................ .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........19 0 0 0 7 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 73 72 72 70 69 RH..............87 90 97 93 100 100 20 FT WIND......W 0 W 1 SE 2 S 4 S 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 800 900 900 700 700 MIX HGT (M).....400 240 270 270 210 210 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 SE 7 S 6 S 6 S 3 S 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH............................... .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 31 32 32 31 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 72 77 79 81 81 RH..............94 84 74 70 66 64 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 SE 2 SE 3 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 700 700 700 700 700 MIX HGT (M).....210 210 210 210 210 210 TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 S 3 SE 3 SE 3 S 6 S 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH................................ .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100505.DEEPW.04/LIX