FNUS74 KLIX 081810 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 110 PM CDT SAT MAY 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT NOW STRETCHES ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS SOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND THROUGH THE BRETON SOUND OVER TO GALLIANO AND THEN OUT INTO THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF TERREBONNE PARISH AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTH AND WILL REACH THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SHORTLY AFTER 18Z. THE FRONT WILL THEN CONTINUE TO PUSH OFFSHORE WITH A SHARP WIND SHIFT AND BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS. A 1030MB HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...FOR INNER COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTHWEST PASS TO PASCAGOULA .WIND PROFILE... SFC...WNW 10KT 250FT...WNW 13KT 500FT...WNW 15KT 1KFT...WNW 17KT 2KFT... NW 26KT 3KFT... NW 25KT 4KFT... NW 19KT 5KFT...WNW 17KT MAX WIND...268/55KT 46.3KFT. DRY LAPSE RATE UP TO 2800FT...WEAK INVERSION FROM 2800 TO 5200FT...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 081751Z AUTO 33009KT 6SM HZ FEW041 29/23 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T02890228 10294 20256 58003 TSNO METAR KGAO 081745Z AUTO 34012G19KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A3011 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA NO CURRENT OBSERVATION METAR KIPN 081735Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW028 28/23 A3013 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 081735Z AUTO 23006KT 6SM HZ CLR 28/23 A3013 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 081740Z AUTO 31005KT 8SM 26/23 A3012 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 081735Z AUTO VRB05G11KT 9SM CLR 27/23 A3013 RMK A01 SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 081751Z 0818/0918 36006KT 7SM SCT050 FM082100 05009KT P6SM SCT050 FM090200 04008KT P6SM SKC FM091400 05009KT P6SM FEW050 TAF AMD KBVE 081751Z 0818/0918 33010KT P6SM SCT040 FM082000 01012G19KT P6SM SCT040 FM090200 03008KT P6SM SKC FM091400 07013KT P6SM FEW050 TAF AMD KHSA 081751Z 0818/0918 02012KT 10SM SCT025 BKN035 FM081900 01012G19KT P6SM BKN030 FM082200 02007KT P6SM SCT050 FM090200 01005KT P6SM SKC FM091400 07012KT P6SM SKC AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...VFR SCT020-025. MDT NW WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...VFR SCT025. 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 THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS NOTED OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.58 FT (-00.12 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; FALLING) PROJECTED LOW TIDE 0.41 FT AT 6PM CDT WYCM6 0.31 FT (-00.04 FT OFF FORECAST TRACK; STEADY) 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: 77F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........60 60 60 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............75 76 77 77 77 RH..............84 82 80 75 76 20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW N N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 13 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........S25............... SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY..ROUGH..... .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 28 37 37 42 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 75 73 72 70 69 RH..............76 71 75 73 73 75 20 FT WIND......N 14 N 14 N 12 NE 13 NE 14 NE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 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 (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 4 4 4 5 5 SEA STATE.......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.09/LIX