FNUS74 KLIX 081913 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 213 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 AND THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND THEN WEST ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF LOUISIANA. THE FRONT WILL THEN CONTINUE TO PUSH OFFSHORE WITH A SHARP WIND SHIFT AND BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS NEAR THE DEEPWATER HORIZON SITE AROUND 20Z. 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 11KT 500FT... NW 13KT 1KFT... NW 18KT 2KFT... NW 24KT 3KFT... NW 22KT 4KFT... NW 19KT 5KFT...WNW 19KT MAX WIND...268/56KT 41.1KFT. DRY LAPSE RATE TO 3500 FT...WEAK INVERSION FROM 3500 TO 5200 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 081851Z AUTO 35008G14KT 7SM CLR 29/23 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02890228 TSNO METAR KGAO 081845Z AUTO 34011G16KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A3010 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 081755Z 36009KT 7SM OVC026 26/19 A3010 METAR KIPN 081835Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 081835Z AUTO VRB05KT 6SM HZ CLR 27/23 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 081840Z AUTO 25004KT 6SM BR 26/24 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 081835Z AUTO 28007KT 9SM CLR 27/23 A3012 RMK A01 SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 081851Z 0819/0918 36006KT 7SM SCT050 FM082100 05009KT P6SM SCT050 FM090200 04008KT P6SM SKC FM091400 05009KT P6SM FEW050 TAF AMD KBVE 081851Z 0819/0918 34010KT P6SM SCT040 FM082000 01012G19KT P6SM SCT040 FM090200 03008KT P6SM SKC FM091400 07013KT P6SM FEW050 TAF AMD KHSA 081851Z 0819/0918 01010KT P6SM OVC025 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 0.60 FT (-00.10 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; STEADY) PROJECTED LOW TIDE 0.41 FT AT 6PM CDT WYCM6 0.28 FT (-00.13 FT OFF FORECAST TRACK; FALLING) 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) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........60 60 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 77 77 77 RH..............82 80 75 76 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........S30........... SEAS............2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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 75 77 73 73 74 20 FT WIND......N 11 N 12 NE 13 NE 14 NE 14 NE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1800 2200 2200 3000 2700 MIX HGT (M).....210 550 670 670 910 820 TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 9 N 13 N 13 NE 15 NE 20 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..............74 66 55 50 48 48 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)....2700 2700 2600 2600 2400 2400 MIX HGT (M).....820 820 790 790 730 730 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 20 NE 20 NE 20 NE 20 E 17 E 15 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.10/LIX