FNUS74 KLIX 082310 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 610 PM CDT SAT MAY 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SYNOPSIS... THE COLD FRONT IS NOW STARTING TO GET ANOTHER PUSH SOUTH. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL WATERS ALLOWING A MUCH STRONGER 1030MB TO SETTLE INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. BREEZY NORTH WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS AND IS NOW DEVELOPING OVER THE INNER WATERS. .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 10KT 500FT... NW 12KT 1KFT... N 17KT 2KFT... N 20KT 3KFT... NW 18KT 4KFT... NW 18KT 5KFT... NW 21KT MAX WIND...277/48KT 44.3KFT. 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 082251Z AUTO 01008G14KT 320V030 10SM BKN043 26/19 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02560189 TSNO METAR KGAO 082245Z AUTO 34011G17KT 10SM CLR 27/19 A3010 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 082151Z 36010G15KT 07SM BKN038 24/14 A3010 METAR KIPN 082235Z AUTO 30009KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 082235Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM HZ CLR 28/23 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 082240Z AUTO 35008KT 9SM 28/23 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 082235Z AUTO 30008KT 8SM FEW014 SCT019 BKN028 27/24 A3009 RMK A01 SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY TAF AMD KHUM 082251Z 0823/0918 01007KT P6SM SCT035 FM090600 05006KT P6SM BKN040 FM091200 07009KT P6SM SCT040 FM091600 11011KT P6SM SCT050= TAF AMD KBVE 082251Z 0823/0918 03009G18KT P6SM FEW020 SCT025 OVC040 TEMPO 0823/0901 01011G22KT BKN025 OVC035 FM090200 02011KT P6SM BKN040 FM091300 06013KT P6SM BKN050 FM091800 09014KT P6SM SCT060= TAF AMD KHSA 082251Z 0823/0918 36010G17KT P6SM BKN040 FM090200 01005KT P6SM SKC FM091400 07012KT P6SM SKC= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY NIGHT... MVFR SCT/BKN020-025. MDT NW-N-NE 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 0.42 FT (ON FORECAST TRACE; SLOWLY FALLING) PROJECTED LOW TIDE 0.41 FT AT 6PM CDT WYCM6 0.33 FT (ON FORECAST TRACE; RISING) 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.14/LIX