FNUS74 KLIX 071713 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1213 PM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS... 1019MB OVER FL PEN...RIDGING TO 1017MB N GLFMEX TO 91W...5MB GRADIENT TO S TX COAST 1011MB. SPOT LOCATION 1016MB. TROPICAL WM FRONT ADVANCING N 28KT NR 29N...UPR 70S DWPTS S OF FNT. SCT-BKN025-030 ST ALONG WM FRONTAL ZONE SPREADING N OVR OPS AREA. IT IS NOTED WDSPRD MVFR CIGS 0VC011ST 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... 16Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... S 12KT 250FT...SW 6KT 500FT...SW 6KT 1KFT...SW 12KT 2KFT...SW 18KT 3KFT...SW 19KT 4KFT...SW 14KT 5KFT...SW 12KT MAX WIND...283/59KT 40.7KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1800FT...ISOTHERAL TO 3400FT...PSEUDO LAPSE TO 13KFT...DRY LAPSE ABOVE 13KFT. DRY ABV 976MB/350FT. P.W. 0.54 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 071651Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM SCT024 26/21 A3001 METAR KGAO 071645Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM SCT021 28/22 A3000 METAR KHSA MISG METAR KIPN 071655Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM SCT024 28/24 A3004 METAR KMYT 071700Z AUTO 20015KT 7SM CLR 27/23 A3001 METAR KSPR 071700Z AUTO 20012KT 6SM BR 25/23 A2998 METAR KMDJ 071655Z AUTO 21009KT 8SM FEW020 26/23 A3002 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT25-030CU...TEMPO MVFR BKN025-030CU. NO SIG WX. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR SCT030-035. BTWN 01Z-03Z...ISOLD TSRA BKN015CB. SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 071700Z 0717/0817 18005G12KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 TEMPO 0717/0718 BKN015 BKN035 FM080100 15004KT P6SM SKC FM080500 16004KT 5SM BR BKN015 TEMPO 0809/0812 3SM BR BKN008= KBVE 071700Z 0717/0817 18010KT P6SM SCT025 FM080600 16008KT P6SM BKN012= KHSA 071700Z 0717/0817 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 CENTERLINE KLCH-KESF. MODIS AQUA PASS 1840Z CENTERLINE ALONG FL ATLC COAST. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.92 FT (-0.06 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; OFF PEAK) WYCM6 1.12 FT (-0.17 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: 77.7F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........27 27 27 27 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............77 78 79 80 80 80 RH..............89 85 82 77 74 74 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 3 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........S30 S30 S30 S30 S30 S30 SEAS............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 24 29 29 24 25 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM 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 20 20 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 (%).........25 30 21 21 39 48 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM 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 (%).20 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.08/LIX