FNUS74 KLIX 121805 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 105 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... 1027MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WITH RIDGE AXIS STRETCHING DUE WEST ACROSS THE NRN GULF COAST. 1002MB LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE TX/OK PANHANDLES. THIS IS KEEPING THE AREA ENTRENCHED IN DEEP SRLY/SERLY FLOW. PRESSURE AT SPOT LOCATION 1019MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... NONE OVER SPOT AREA. .WIND PROFILE... 20Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... E 15KT 250FT... E 16KT 500FT... E 18KT 1KFT... SE 17KT 2KFT...SSE 21KT 3KFT...SSE 25KT 4KFT...SSE 26KT 5KFT...SSE 24KT MAX WIND...285/40KT 46.1KFT. MOIST ADIABATIC LAPSE TO 3400FT...WARM LAPSE TO 7600FT... DRY LAPSE ABOVE. DRY ENTIRE COLUMN. P.W. 1.04 IN. .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 121751Z AUTO 13013G18KT 8SM BKN023 28/23 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02830228 10300 20250 51003 TSNO METAR KGAO 121742Z AUTO 13013G21KT 10SM SCT020 BKN027 30/23 A3010 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 121650Z 14012G18KT 10SM BKN017 BKN032 28/23 A3012 METAR KIPN 121750Z AUTO 10017KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 121755Z AUTO 13014KT 1 1/4SM HZ CLR 26/24 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 121800Z AUTO 13014KT 8SM 29/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 121755Z AUTO 13015KT 4SM BR CLR 26/24 A3010 RMK A01 KHUM 121734Z 1218/1318 14015KT P6SM SCT025 SCT250 FM130500 16009KT P6SM SCT012 TEMPO 1307/1311 BKN012 FM131500 16015KT P6SM BKN015= KHSA 121734Z 1218/1318 14012G20KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035 TEMPO 1218/1220 BKN015 FM130200 15006KT P6SM SCT250 FM130800 14005KT P6SM SCT012 FM131000 14005KT P6SM SCT012 TEMPO 1310/1314 BKN012 FM131400 14014KT P6SM SCT015= .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT/BKN015-030. NO SIG WX. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR FEW018-025 FEW250...NO SIG WX. .RADAR... NO ECHOES DETECTED NEAR COAST OR OVER NRN GLFMEX. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.23 FT (+0.29 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; FALLING) WYCM6 2.35 FT (+0.47 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; STEADY) RIGOLETS...LAKE BORGNE...WED MAY 12 2010 HI 1 29 PM STAGE 1.6 RIGOLETS...LAKE BORGNE...THU MAY 13 2010 LO 12 03 AM STAGE -0.1 HI 2 00 PM STAGE 1.8 RIGOLETS...LAKE BORGNE...FRI MAY 14 2010 LO 12 48 AM STAGE -0.2 HI 2 36 PM STAGE 1.9 BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 77F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........64 54 54 54 45 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............75 75 75 75 75 75 RH..............97 92 94 94 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.25 24 24 24 22 22 TRANS SPD (M/S).11 11 11 11 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............5 5 5 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY................. HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 43 43 43 23 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 75 75 75 75 75 RH..............94 94 94 90 90 90 20 FT WIND......SE 11 SE 11 SE 12 SE 13 SE 11 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 900 600 600 800 1000 MIX HGT (M).....400 270 180 180 240 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 22 SE 21 SE 24 SE 24 SE 26 SE 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............5 5 5 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY.................................. HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........23 37 37 37 54 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 76 76 76 76 76 RH..............87 85 85 87 87 87 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1300 1500 1500 1700 1400 MIX HGT (M).....300 400 460 460 520 430 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 24 SE 21 SE 21 SE 21 SE 22 SE 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............5 5 5 5 5 5 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 20100512.DEEPW.08/LIX