FNUS74 KLIX 071418 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 918 AM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS... 1018MB OVER FL PEN...STEADY GRADIENT TO 1010MB TX COAST. SPOT LOCATION 1016MB. TROPICAL WM FRONT ADVANCING N FM CNTRL GLFMEX...UPR 70S DWPTS. SCT-BKN025-030 CU ALONG WM FRONTAL ZONE SPREADING N. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DY1 NONE. ...SPC DY2 GENERAL TSTM SE LA/S MS/ADJ CSTL WATERS INC OPS AREA. .WIND PROFILE... 13Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SE 11KT 250FT...SSW 9KT 500FT...SW 11KT 1KFT...SW 16KT 2KFT...SW 20KT 3KFT...SW 17KT 4KFT...SSW 14KT 5KFT...SSW 11KT MAX WIND...284/61KT 40.4KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1650FT...SUBSDNCE INVERSION TO 5100FT...DRY LAPSE ABV 5100FT. DRY ENTIRE SOUNDING. P.W. 0.65 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 071351Z AUTO 18009KT 4SM HZ FEW016 26/22 A2999 METAR KGAO 071345Z AUTO 18010G14KT 10SM SCT021 26/21 A2997 METAR KHSA 071250Z 00000KT 10SM SCT024 22/21 A2996 METAR KIPN 071355Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM FEW018 26/24 A3001 METAR KMYT 071340Z AUTO 20011KT 3SM HZ OVC019 26/23 A2999 METAR KSPR 071400Z AUTO 19014KT 7SM 24/22 A2997 METAR KMDJ 071355Z AUTO 20008KT 9SM BKN020 26/23 A2999 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT25-030CU...TEMPO MVFR BKN025-030CU. NO SIG WX. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR SCT025-030...OCNL MVFR BKN025 TIL 15Z...AFT 15Z VFR SCT-BKN031-035. NO SIG WX. SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 071400Z 0714/0814 18005G12KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM080100 15004KT P6SM SKC FM080500 16004KT 5SM BR BKN015 TEMPO 0809/0812 3SM BR BKN008= KBVE 071400Z 0714/0814 20010KT P6SM SCT030 FM080600 16008KT P6SM BKN012= KHSA 071400Z 0714/0814 20006KT P6SM SCT025 TEMPO 0713/0715 BKN025 FM071500 18008KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 0717/0720 BKN035 FM080100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM080800 00000KT 5SM BR BKN008= 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. MODIS TERRA PASS 1700Z KLCH-KESF. MODIS AQUA PASS 1840Z ALONG FL ATLC COAST. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.97 FT (-0.05 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE) PROJECTED HIGH TIDE 1.05 FT AT 954 AM CDT WYCM6 0.97 FT (+0.05 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE) PROJECTED HIGH TIDE 1.41 FT AT 611 PM CDT RIGOLETS...LAKE BORGNE...FRI MAY 7TH LO 6 53 AM STAGE 0.5 HI 5 41 PM STAGE 1.0 RIGOLETS...LAKE BORGNE...SAT MAY 8TH LO 6 30 AM STAGE 0.6 HI 2 24 PM STAGE 0.9 LO 10 24 PM STAGE 0.6 RIGOLETS...LAKE BORGNE...SUN MAY 9TH HI 12 56 PM STAGE 1.2 LO 10 48 PM STAGE 0.2 BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 76.8F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........55 23 23 23 7 7 7 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 77 79 80 80 80 80 80 79 RH..............92 86 81 77 75 74 74 77 77 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........S30 S33 S33 S35 S35 S35 S35 S35 S35 SEAS............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............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................................. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100507.DEEPW.05/LIX