FNUS74 KLIX 072316 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 616 PM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... 1017 HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WITH THE COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTH INTO NORTHERN LA RIGHT NOW. AT 23Z THE COLD FRONT WAS POSITIONED SW FROM PADUKAH TO MEMPHIS TO SHREVEPORT TO JUST WEST OF LUFKIN. THE FRONT SHOULD BE APPROACHING THE COAST SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE .WATCH/WARNING/ADVIAORY SUMMARY... NONE. .WIND PROFILE... SFC...SSW 7KT 250FT...SSW 9KT 500FT... SW 11KT 1KFT... SW 16KT 2KFT... SW 21KT 3KFT...WSW 20KT 4KFT... W 19KT 5KFT... W 17KT MAX WIND...286/58KT 40.3KFT. INVERSION TO 8500FT DRY LAPSE RATE ABV .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVIATIONS... ...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 072251Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM FEW016 27/22 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02670222 TSNO METAR KGAO 072245Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2999 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 072251Z 18009KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A2995 METAR KIPN 072255Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 072255Z AUTO 19011KT 8SM CLR 27/24 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 072300Z AUTO 17008KT 7SM 25/24 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 072255Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM BKN009 OVC014 26/24 A3002 RMK A01 SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 072255Z 0723/0818 18004KT P6SM SCT030 FM080300 15004KT P6SM SKC FM080500 16004KT 5SM BR BKN015 TEMPO 0809/0812 3SM BR BKN008 FM081400 36010KT P6SM BKN040= TAF AMD KBVE 072255Z 0723/0818 22007KT P6SM FEW016 FM080600 16008KT P6SM BKN012 FM081400 22005KT P6SM SCT025 FM081600 34012G18KT P6SM BKN022= TAF AMD KHSA 072255Z 0723/0818 21006KT P6SM SKC FM080130 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM080800 00000KT 5SM BR BKN008 FM081500 36012KT P6SM BKN030 AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...MVFR BKN020-025. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...MVFR BKN025-030 AM. VFR SCT025 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; OFF PEAK) WYCM6 1.02 FT (-0.18 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; FALLING) 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: 78F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........24 24 24 29 29 29 29 24 24 27 27 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............79 77 76 75 74 74 74 73 72 72 72 72 RH..............82 86 88 91 91 91 95 95 95 92 92 92 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH..............CHOPPY......... ........... HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........27 30 26 26 34 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 75 76 74 76 79 RH..............92 84 81 82 76 67 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 6 W 6 NW 7 N 9 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....900 900 1000 1000 1300 1400 MIX HGT (M).....270 270 300 300 400 430 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15 W 13 W 12 W 12 NW 10 N 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 15 W 13 W 12 W 12 NW 10 N 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY................................. HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .SATURDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........38 18 31 31 38 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 74 73 72 70 68 RH..............67 75 76 79 82 82 20 FT WIND......NE 9 NE 8 NE 7 NE 7 NE 8 NE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1800 1900 1900 3200 2700 MIX HGT (M).....430 550 580 580 980 820 TRANSPORT WIND..N 15 N 14 N 14 N 14 NE 17 NE 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 3 3 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY.............................ROUGH HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100507.DEEPW.14/LIX