FNUS74 KLIX 071114 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 614 AM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS... BROAD 1016MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS E HALF OF GLFMEX. 5MB GRADIENT W OF 90W...1011MB LWR TX COAST. SPOT LOCATION 1014MB. TROPICAL WM FRONT ADVANCING N FM CNTRL GLFMEX...MID 70S DWPTS. SCT-BKN MARINE CU ALONG FRONTAL ZONE SPREADING N. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... NONE. .WIND PROFILE... 10Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... S 11KT 250FT...SSW 13KT 500FT...SSW 17KT 1KFT...SSW 17KT 2KFT...SSW 14KT 3KFT...SSE 10KT 4KFT...SSE 3KT 5KFT...NNW 2KT MAX WIND...294/64KT 35.6KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1150FT...WARM LAPSE TO 3350FT...SUBSIDENCE INVERSION TO 4100FT...DRY LAPSE ABOVE 4100FT. P.W. 0.77 IN. .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 071051Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM FEW025 24/19 A2995 METAR KGAO 071045Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM SCT026 23/19 A2994 METAR KHSA MISG METAR KIPN 071035Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM 25/24 A2995 METAR KMYT 071040Z AUTO 19008KT 3SM BR SCT009 OVC026 24/23 A2994 METAR KSPR 071040Z AUTO 19012KT 10SM 23/21 A2992 METAR KMDJ 071035Z AUTO 19007KT 7SM SCT006 SCT011 BKN016 24/23 A2995 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025-030 TIL 15Z...AFT 15Z SCT-BKN030. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR SCT025...OCNL MVFR BKN025. SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 071100Z 0711/0811 00000KT P6SM SCT025 SCT250 FM071500 16005G12KT P6SM BKN030 BKN250= KBVE 071100Z 0711/0811 18010KT P6SM SCT030= KHSA 071100Z 0711/0811 20006KT P6SM BKN022 FM071500 18008KT P6SM SCT030 FM080100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM080800 00000KT 5SM BR SCT008= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...MVFR SCT-BKN025. 20% CHC SHRA. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...MVFR BKN025-030 AM...VFR CAVOK PM. MDT NE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...MVFR SCT-BKN020-025. MDT E WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...VFR SCT025-030. MDT SE WND. .RADAR... NO ECHOES. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.83 FT (00.00 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE) PROJECTED HIGH TIDE 1.01 FT AT 954 AM CDT WYCM6 0.82 FT (+0.21 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE) PROJECTED HIGH TIDE 1.29 FT AT 556 PM CDT BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 76.8F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........55 55 55 55 23 23 23 7 7 7 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............71 72 74 76 77 79 80 80 80 80 80 79 RH..............100 100 99 92 86 81 77 75 74 74 77 77 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........S25 S25 B25 B25 S25 S25 S25 S25 S30 S30 S30 S30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH........................................ .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........5 4 5 5 5 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 76 74 73 73 73 RH..............74 82 90 90 90 87 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....800 800 800 800 900 1400 MIX HGT (M).....240 240 240 240 270 430 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 12 SW 12 SW 12 SW 10 SW 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 SEAS............1 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH................................... .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........22 30 16 16 8 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 76 80 80 80 81 RH..............87 79 66 66 65 60 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 NW 6 N 7 N 7 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1700 1300 1300 800 700 MIX HGT (M).....430 520 400 400 240 210 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 9 W 9 W 9 NW 9 NW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH................................... .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. .THURSDAY... 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 20100507.DEEPW.02/LIX