FNUS74 KLIX 081317 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 817 AM CDT SAT MAY 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... 1016 LOW PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ALONG A COLD FRONT NOW STRETCHING FROM CENTRAL GA THROUGH BOGALUSA AND BATON ROUGE THEN OFFSHORE OF CAMERON PARISH AND GALVESTON. THIS FRONT HAS SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SINK SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD APPROACH THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AROUND 18Z. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... NONE. .WIND PROFILE... SFC... W 11KT 250FT... W 12KT 500FT... W 13KT 1KFT...WNW 14KT 2KFT...WNW 15KT 3KFT...WNW 16KT 4KFT...WNW 16KT 5KFT...WNW 15KT MAX WIND...273/58KT 40.6KFT. DRY LAPSE RATE UP TO 2700FT...INVERSION FROM 2700 TO 3500FT...MOIST ADIABATICALLY FROM 3500 TO 4300 FT...DRY LAPSE RATE AFTER THAT. .12Z KLIX SOUNDING... SFC...WSW 3KT 250FT... W 9KT 500FT... W 16KT 1KFT... W 22KT 2KFT...WNW 22KT 3KFT...WNW 27KT 4KFT...WNW 22KT 5KFT...WNW 21KT MAX WIND...270/78KT 44.5KFT. DRY LAPSE RATE UP TO 2500FT...INVERSION FROM 2500 TO 2800FT...DRY LAPSE RATE 2800 TO 9600 FT...INVERSION FROM 9600 TO 11000 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 METAR KBVE 081251Z AUTO 27006KT 7SM BKN019 OVC025 26/22 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187 T02560222 TSNO METAR KGAO 081245Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM SCT019 SCT024 BKN032 26/23 A3009 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 081255Z 27004KT 7SM OVC021 23/23 A3006 METAR KIPN 081255Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM FEW005 27/24 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 081255Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM HZ CLR 27/24 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 081300Z AUTO 29008G15KT 8SM 24/23 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 081255Z AUTO VRB04G10KT 9SM OVC015 26/22 A3010 RMK A01 SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 081251Z 0813/0912 30004KT 6SM BR SCT012 BKN033 FM081400 33012KT P6SM BKN018 FM081700 01011G18KT P6SM BKN025 FM082100 05009KT P6SM SCT030= TAF AMD KBVE 081251Z 0813/0912 27006KT P6SM BKN019 OVC025 FM081400 29012KT P6SM BKN019 FM081700 33012G18KT P6SM BKN022 FM081900 01012G19KT P6SM BKN030= TAF AMD KHSA 081251Z 0813/0912 27004KT 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. MDT NW WND PM 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 MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. OVER THE WATER ALL WAS CLEAR FROM A RADAR STANDPOINT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.67 FT (00.20 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; RISING) PROJECTED HIGH TIDE 0.85 FT AT 9AM CDT WYCM6 0.31 FT (-00.07 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; RISING) PROJECTED HIGH TIDE 0.66 FT AT 1PM 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) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........93 93 81 81 81 70 70 70 55 55 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............76 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 78 RH..............88 83 78 76 74 74 71 68 68 67 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W NW NW NW N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 15 15 15 12 12 12 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CEILINGS........020.....B25........................... SEAS............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 (%).........55 38 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.04/LIX