FNUS74 KLIX 082232 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 532 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 GET ANOTHER PUSH SOUTH TONIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL WATERS ALLOWING A MUCH STRONGER 1030MB TO SETTLE INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. .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...WNW 12KT 250FT... NW 15KT 500FT... NW 14KT 1KFT... N 17KT 2KFT... N 20KT 3KFT... NW 17KT 4KFT... NW 18KT 5KFT...WNW 22KT MAX WIND...277/52KT 41.5KFT. 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 SPECI KBVE 082217Z AUTO 01009G15KT 9SM FEW020 SCT027 OVC039 27/21 A3009 RMK AO2 TSNO METAR KGAO 082205Z AUTO 34012G19KT 10SM CLR 27/20 A3009 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 082151Z 36010G15KT 07SM BKN038 24/14 A3010 METAR KIPN 082215Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 082215Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 29/23 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 082220Z AUTO 35007KT 8SM 28/23 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 082215Z AUTO 29008KT 7SM SCT015 SCT042 27/24 A3009 RMK A01 SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 082220Z 0822/0918 35011G18KT P6SM FEW030 FM090200 03008KT P6SM SCT040 FM090600 05006KT P6SM BKN040 FM091200 07009KT P6SM SCT040 FM091600 11011KT P6SM SCT050= TAF AMD KBVE 082220Z 0822/0918 03009G18KT P6SM FEW020 SCT035 TEMPO 0822/0824 01011G22KT BKN025 OVC035 FM090200 02011KT P6SM BKN040 FM091300 06013KT P6SM BKN050 FM091800 09014KT P6SM SCT060= TAF AMD KHSA 082220Z 0822/0918 36010G17KT P6SM BKN040 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 (ON FORECAST TRACE; STEADY) PROJECTED LOW TIDE 0.41 FT AT 6PM CDT WYCM6 0.21 FT (-00.15 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: 78F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........40 40 28 28 37 37 37 42 42 42 43 43 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 76 76 75 74 73 72 72 71 70 70 69 69 RH..............76 78 78 78 78 77 76 73 73 73 74 74 74 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 13 13 13 15 15 15 20 20 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY..............ROUGH.......VERY ROUGH......... HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .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....... HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .SUNDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........17 5 3 3 17 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 72 70 69 69 68 RH..............51 58 65 70 71 75 20 FT WIND......E 10 E 10 E 9 E 10 E 9 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 2300 1800 1800 1600 1700 MIX HGT (M).....730 700 550 550 490 520 TRANSPORT WIND..E 15 E 13 E 12 E 12 E 13 E 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............5 5 5 5 4 4 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY.................................. HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100508.DEEPW.13/LIX