FNUS74 KLIX 121924 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 224 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. 1003MB 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 17KT 1KFT... E 15KT 2KFT...SSE 17KT 3KFT...SSE 22KT 4KFT...SSE 24KT 5KFT...SSE 21KT MAX WIND...283/38KT 45.1KFT. MOIST ADIABATIC LAPSE TO 2800FT...NEUTRAL LAPSE RATE TO 5K FT ...WARM LAPSE TO 7800FT...DRY LAPSE ABOVE. DRY ENTIRE COLUMN. P.W. 1.21 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 121851Z AUTO 13014G19KT 8SM SCT032 29/23 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02890228 TSNO METAR KGAO 121902Z AUTO 11012G19KT 10SM SCT020 BKN026 30/23 A3009 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 121852Z 16010G15KT 10SM SCT017 BKN030 28/23 A3011 METAR KIPN 121855Z AUTO 10015KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 121855Z AUTO 12013KT 1 1/4SM HZ CLR 26/24 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 121900Z AUTO 12009G15KT 080V140 8SM 29/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 121855Z AUTO 12012KT 3SM BR CLR 26/24 A3010 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT015-030. NO SIG WX. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR FEW018-025 FEW250...NO SIG WX. SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHSA 121052Z 1211/1306 16011G18KT P6SM SCT017 BKN032 TEMPO 1217/1220 BKN020 BKN035 FM122100 17009G19KT P6SM FEW025 SCT250 FM130200 15006KT P6SM SCT250 FM130900 14005KT P6SM SCT009= KHUM 121052Z 1211/1306 15012G21KT P6SM SCT015 SCT035 TEMPO 1217/1220 BKN018 BKN026 FM122100 16012G19KT P6SM FEW025 FM130500 16009KT P6SM SCT020 TEMPO 1307/1311 BKN018= .RADAR... NO ECHOES DETECTED NEAR COAST OR OVER NRN GLFMEX. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.78 FT (+0.29 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; FALLING) WYCM6 2.15 FT (+0.46 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) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........54 54 54 45 45 WEATHER COV.....M M M M WEATHER TYPE....M M M M TEMP............75 75 75 75 75 RH..............92 94 94 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 0.9 0.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 24 17 17 TRANS SPD (M/S).11 11 11 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............5 5 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY............. HRLY RAIN (IN)..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)....900 1300 1000 1000 800 700 MIX HGT (M).....270 400 300 300 240 210 TRANSPORT WIND..E 17 SE 20 SE 20 SE 20 SE 22 SE 18 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)....700 800 1000 1000 1200 1100 MIX HGT (M).....210 240 300 300 370 340 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18 SE 22 SE 20 SE 20 SE 20 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.09/LIX