FNUS74 KLIX 081004 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 504 AM CDT SAT MAY 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... 1018 HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE NORTHEASTER GULF WITH THE COLD FRONT NOW STRETCHING FROM NORTHERN GA TO NEAR TUSCALOOSA TO JUST NORTH OF BOTH MCCOMB AND HOUSTON. THIS FRONT WAS BEGINNING TO SLOW DOWN SOME MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 20-25 KNOTS. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD APPROACH THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AROUND 17Z. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... NONE. .WIND PROFILE... SFC... SW 10KT 250FT... SW 10KT 500FT...WSW 11KT 1KFT... W 12KT 2KFT... W 12KT 3KFT... W 11KT 4KFT... W 11KT 5KFT... W 13KT MAX WIND...276/61KT 40.3KFT. DRY LAPSE RATE UP TO 2K FT...INVERSION FROM 2K TO 3500...MOIST ADIABATICALLY TO 10.5K FT...DRY LAPSE RATE AFTER THAT. .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 SPECI KBVE 080941Z AUTO 25010KT 9SM BKN017 26/22 A3002 RMK AO2 TSNO METAR KGAO 080945Z AUTO 23003KT 7SM BKN016 24/23 A3002 RMK AO2 NO METAR FOR HSA OVERNIGHT METAR KIPN 080935Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 25/24 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 080935Z AUTO 24008KT 3SM HZ CLR 25/23 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 080940Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM 24/23 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 080935Z AUTO 23010KT 9SM FEW010 OVC015 25/23 A3004 RMK A01 SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 080951Z 0810/0906 VRB03KT P6SM SCT001 BKN014 TEMPO 0810/0812 4SM BR BKN008 FM081400 33012KT P6SM BKN018 FM081700 01011G18KT P6SM BKN025 FM082100 05009KT P6SM SCT030= TAF AMD KBVE 080951Z 0810/0906 25008KT P6SM BKN017 TEMPO 0810/0814 5SM BR BKN014 FM081400 29012KT P6SM BKN019 FM081700 33012G18KT P6SM BKN022 FM081900 01012G19KT P6SM BKN030= TAF AMD KHSA 080951Z 0810/0906 00000KT 5SM BR BKN008 TEMPO 0810/0812 3SM BR SCT009 FM081300 29009KT P6SM BKN020 FM081500 33010KT P6SM BKN020 FM081700 36010KT P6SM BKN015 FM081830 01011G19KT P6SM BKN030 FM082200 02007KT P6SM SCT050= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...MVFR BKN015-025. 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... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE STILL NORTH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA APPROACHING SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. OVER THE WATER ALL WAS CLEAR FROM A RADAR STANDPOINT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.61 FT (00.00 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; RISING) WYCM6 0.13 FT (-0.25 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; CURRENTLY LOW TIDE RISING) PROJECTED HIGH TIDE 0.83 FT AT NOON 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 .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........28 40 40 40 45 45 45 45 26 26 37 37 37 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............73 73 75 77 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 RH..............91 95 95 87 82 78 76 74 74 71 69 68 67 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 13 13 15 15 15 15 12 12 12 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY............................................. HRLY RAIN (IN)...05.05 .05 .05 .05 .05 .05 .05 .05 .05 .05 .05 .05 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........37 17 47 47 41 42 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 76 74 73 71 69 RH..............67 71 75 73 73 75 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 9 N 11 NE 13 NE 14 NE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1500 1600 1600 1600 1600 MIX HGT (M).....210 460 490 490 490 490 TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 8 N 9 N 9 N 18 NE 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 4 4 4 5 5 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY........ROUGH............................ HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........42 42 35 35 37 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 70 74 76 77 77 RH..............73 65 55 52 48 47 20 FT WIND......NE 14 NE 14 NE 14 E 13 E 12 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1400 1400 1400 1500 1400 MIX HGT (M).....490 430 430 430 460 430 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 24 NE 23 E 22 E 22 E 17 E 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............5 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......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 20100508.DEEPW.01/LIX