FNUS74 KLIX 081123 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 623 AM CDT SAT MAY 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... 1015 LOW PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ALONG A COLD FRONT NOW STRETCHING FROM NORTHERN GA TO NEAR HATTIESBURG TO JUST NORTH OF MCCOMB AND THEN ACROSS BEAUMONT AND GALVESTON. 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...WSW 11KT 250FT...WSW 12KT 500FT...WSW 13KT 1KFT... W 13KT 2KFT...WNW 13KT 3KFT...WNW 14KT 4KFT...WNW 14KT 5KFT...WNW 17KT MAX WIND...273/59KT 40.5KFT. DRY LAPSE RATE UP TO 500FT...MOIST ADIABATICALLY FROM 500 TO 1200FT... DRY LAPSE RATE FROM 1200 TO 2700FT...INVERSION FROM 2700 TO 3500FT...DRY LAPSE RATE FROM 3500 TO 9500FT...INVERSION FROM 9500 TO 10500FT...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 METAR KBVE 081051Z AUTO 24009KT 9SM OVC019 26/22 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02560222 TSNO METAR KGAO 081045Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM OVC018 25/23 A3004 RMK AO2 NO METAR FOR HSA OVERNIGHT METAR KIPN 081035Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM OVC029 25/24 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 081035Z AUTO 25008KT 4SM BR CLR 25/23 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 081040Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM 24/22 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 081035Z AUTO 26009KT 230V310 10SM OVC013 25/23 A3006 RMK A01 SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 081051Z 0811/0906 22005KT P6SM OVC018 TEMPO 0811/0812 4SM BR BKN008 FM081400 33012KT P6SM BKN018 FM081700 01011G18KT P6SM BKN025 FM082100 05009KT P6SM SCT030= TAF AMD KBVE 081051Z 0811/0906 24009KT P6SM OVC019 TEMPO 0811/0814 5SM BR BKN014 FM081400 29012KT P6SM BKN019 FM081700 33012G18KT P6SM BKN022 FM081900 01012G19KT P6SM BKN030= TAF AMD KHSA 081051Z 0811/0906 00000KT 5SM BR BKN008 TEMPO 0811/0812 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 0.70 FT (00.00 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; RISING) WYCM6 0.15 FT (-0.25 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; RISING) PROJECTED HIGH TIDE 0.83 FT AT NOON CDT 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) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........90 90 90 80 80 80 80 70 60 50 40 37 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............72 74 76 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 78 RH..............95 95 88 83 78 76 74 74 71 68 68 67 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 0.2 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 W W W NW NW NW N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 13 15 15 15 15 12 12 12 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 6 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CEILINGS........O20.........B25............................... SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY........................................ .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........37 40 47 47 42 43 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 75 73 72 70 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....... .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........43 42 36 36 38 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.................................. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100508.DEEPW.02/LIX