FNUS74 KLIX 071514 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1014 AM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS... 1019MB OVER FL PEN...RIDGING TO 1016MB N GLFMEX TO 91W...6MB GRADIENT TO S TX COAST 1010MB. SPOT LOCATION 1015MB. TROPICAL WM FRONT ADVANCING N NR 28.5N...UPR 70S DWPTS S OF FNT. SCT-BKN025-030 CU ALONG WM FRONTAL ZONE SPREADING N. IT IS NOTED WDSPRD MVFR CIGS 0VC011 ALG WRM FNT ZONE W OF 90W AND E OF 86W...DISRUPTED OVER OPS AREA...PSBLY INHIBITED BY SLICK. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DY1 NONE. ...SPC DY2 GENERAL TSTM SE LA/S MS/ADJ CSTL WATERS INC OPS AREA. .WIND PROFILE... 14Z 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 071451Z AUTO 18009KT 9SM FEW020 26/22 A3000 METAR KGAO 071445Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM SCT021 27/21 A2999 METAR KHSA 071450Z 21010KT 10SM SCT024 26/19 A2999 METAR KIPN 071455Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3003 METAR KMYT 071500Z AUTO 20014KT 6SM HZ CLR 27/23 A3000 METAR KSPR 071500Z AUTO 19014KT 6SM BR 24/23 A2997 METAR KMDJ 071455Z AUTO 21006KT 9SM OVC019 26/23 A3000 .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. BTWN 01Z-03Z...ISOLD TSRA BKN015CB. SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 071500Z 0715/0815 18005G12KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 TEMPO 0716/0718 BKN015 BKN035 FM080100 15004KT P6SM SKC FM080500 16004KT 5SM BR BKN015 TEMPO 0809/0812 3SM BR BKN008= KBVE 071500Z 0715/0815 18010KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 0715/0718 BKN015 BKN030 FM080600 16008KT P6SM BKN012= KHSA 071500Z 0715/0815 21007KT P6SM SCT025 FM072100 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 1.00 FT (+0.05 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; AT PEAK) PROJECTED HIGH TIDE 1.05 FT AT 954 AM CDT WYCM6 0.90 FT (-0.07 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) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........23 23 23 7 7 7 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............77 79 80 80 80 80 80 79 RH..............86 81 77 75 74 74 77 77 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........S25 S30 S30 S30 S25 S25 S25 S25 SEAS............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 5 S 6 S 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 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 7 W 6 W 6 W 5 NW 5 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 15 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.06/LIX