FNUS74 KLIX 051413 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 913 AM CDT WED MAY 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS... A 1013MB DIFFUSE FRONTAL ZONE EXTENDS FROM 50SE KAQQ TO LOWER SW GLFMEX. A 1015MB HIGH WAS CENTERED NEAR 28.2N 90.0W. FLAT 2MB PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM TX COAST TO FRONTAL ZONE...1013MB TX COAST...1015MB N GULF HIGH...1014MB SPOT LOCATION. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... NONE. .WIND PROFILE... 13Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... E 6KT 250FT... E 5KT 500FT...ENE 5KT 1KFT...NE 7KT 2KFT... E 9KT 3KFT... E 11KT 4KFT...ENE 9KT 5KFT...NE 5KT MAX WIND...289/77KT 35.7KFT. .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 051351Z AUTO VRB03KT 7SM CLR 26/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02560217 TSNO METAR KGAO 051345Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM SCT001 SCT010 25/22 A2996 METAR KHSA 051251Z 00000KT 4SM BR SKC 21/21 A2995 METAR KIPN 051335Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM SCT016 BKN027 OVC039 25/22 A2995 METAR KMYT 051340Z AUTO 04005KT 5SM HZ FEW011 SCT018 24/21 A2996 METAR KSPR 051340Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM CLR 24/20 A2995 METAR KMDJ 051335Z AUTO 10006KT 7SM FEW008 23/22 A2998 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...LCL MVFR 3-5SM BR TIL 1430Z...BECMG VFR CAVOK. NO SIG WX. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR BASES SCT032-035 W OF 88W... BKN032 E OF 88W. NO SIG WX. SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 051400Z 0514/0614 00000KT P6SM SKC FM051800 18005KT P6SM FEW035 FM060100 00000KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0611/0613 2SM BR= KBVE 051400Z 0514/0614 00000KT 4SM HZ FEW035 FM051430 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 FM051800 17005KT P6SM SCT035 FM060100 16003KT P6SM FEW035 TEMPO 0610/0613 2SM BR= KHSA 051400Z 0514/0614 VRB03KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0514/0515 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 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. TSTM COMPLEX INCREASING IN COVERAGE N OF 28N/E OF 85W MOVG NE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.34 FT (+0.07 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; -0.09 FT FM PHT) PROJECTED HIGH TIDE 1.45 FT AT 1255 PM CDT WYCM6 1.11 FT (0.00 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE) PROJECTED HIGH TIDE 2.17 FT AT 557 PM CDT BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 75.2F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........49 44 44 44 18 18 19 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............74 74 74 73 74 74 74 74 74 RH..............90 90 93 93 93 90 90 90 90 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 CIGS (FT-AGL)...B32 B32 S35 S35 S35 S35 S35 S35 S35 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 13 13 13 13 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............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.05/LIX