FNUS74 KLIX 081410 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 910 AM CDT SAT MAY 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT NOW STRETCHES FROM NEAR MONTGOMERY IN CENTRAL AL THROUGH BOGALUSA TO JUST SOUTH OF BATON ROUGE AND THEN THEN OFFSHORE OF VERMILLION PARISH AND GALVESTON. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...AND SHOULD REACH THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AROUND 18Z. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... NONE. .WIND PROFILE... SFC... W 12KT 250FT... W 13KT 500FT... W 15KT 1KFT...WNW 16KT 2KFT...WNW 17KT 3KFT...WNW 18KT 4KFT...WNW 17KT 5KFT...WNW 14KT MAX WIND...277/60KT 40.9KFT. MOIST ADIABATICALLY UP TO 2700FT...INVERSION FROM 2700 TO 4300FT...DRY LAPSE RATE FROM 4300 TO 9500 FT...INVDERSION FROM 9500 TO 11500 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 081351Z AUTO 27013KT 9SM FEW019 28/23 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T02780228 TSNO METAR KGAO 081345Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM SCT015 SCT029 SCT040 27/23 A3010 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA NO CURRENT OBSERVATION METAR KIPN 081335Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 081335Z AUTO 00000G11KT 3SM BR FEW007 26/24 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 081340Z AUTO 32009KT 8SM 25/23 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 081335Z AUTO 23009G15KT 10SM OVC014 25/22 A3010 RMK A01 SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 081251Z 0814/0912 33012KT P6SM BKN018 FM081700 01011G18KT P6SM BKN025 FM082100 05009KT P6SM SCT030= TAF AMD KBVE 081251Z 0814/0912 29012KT P6SM BKN019 FM081700 33012G18KT P6SM BKN022 FM081900 01012G19KT P6SM BKN030= TAF AMD KHSA 081251Z 0814/0912 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 0.74 FT (00.25 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; RISING) PROJECTED HIGH TIDE 0.85 FT AT 9AM CDT WYCM6 0.36 FT (-00.01 FT OFF FORECAST TRACK; 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) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........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............78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 78 RH..............83 78 76 74 74 71 68 68 67 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW NW N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 12 12 12 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CEILINGS........B25............................... SEAS............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 TRAN WIND (M/S).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.05/LIX