FNUS74 KLIX 082105 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 405 PM CDT SAT MAY 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... THE COLD FRONT HAS STALLED OVER THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...AS A WEAK 1021MB HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS WEST OF THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE RIVER. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SLIDE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT...ALLOWING A MUCH STRONGER 1030MB TO SETTLE IN. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1AM TO 10AM SUNDAY FOR ALL OF THE INNER AND OUTER COASTAL WATERS EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. .WIND PROFILE... SFC... NW 11KT 250FT... NW 13KT 500FT... NW 15KT 1KFT...NNW 20KT 2KFT... NW 21KT 3KFT... NW 17KT 4KFT...WNW 18KT 5KFT...WNW 22KT MAX WIND...274/52KT 40.1KFT. MOIST LAPSE RATE 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 082051Z AUTO 02003KT 7SM SCT046 29/23 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP187 T02940228 57006 TSNO METAR KGAO 082045Z AUTO 34011G15KT 10SM SCT037 28/21 A3009 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 081853Z 01010G15KT 7SM OVC028 26/16 A3011 METAR KIPN 082035Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 082035Z AUTO VRB03KT 8SM CLR 28/23 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 082040Z AUTO 32007KT 8SM 27/24 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 082035Z AUTO 28008KT 220V290 8SM CLR 27/24 A3010 RMK A01 SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 082051Z 0821/0918 05009KT P6SM SCT050 FM090200 04008KT P6SM SKC FM091400 05009KT P6SM FEW050 TAF AMD KBVE 082051Z 0821/0918 01012G19KT P6SM SCT040 FM090200 03008KT P6SM SKC FM091400 07013KT P6SM FEW050 TAF AMD KHSA 082051Z 0821/0918 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 0.50 FT (-00.20 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; STEADY) PROJECTED LOW TIDE 0.41 FT AT 6PM CDT WYCM6 0.06 FT (-00.30 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: 78F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............77 77 RH..............75 76 20 FT WIND DIR..N N 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 CEILINGS........S30.... SEAS............2 2 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY .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 9 N 10 N 10 N 12 NE 14 NE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 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................VERY 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 14 E 12 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 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 6 6 6 5 5 SEA STATE.......VERY ROUGH....ROUGH.................... $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100508.DEEPW.12/LIX