FNUS74 KLIX 131109 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 609 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... 1025MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 30N 70W WITH A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING DUE WEST ACROSS THE 30TH PARALLEL WHILE A 1006MB SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY OVER IA MOVES TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. 1019MB OVER THE SPILL AREA. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... NONE OVER SPOT AREA. .WIND PROFILE... 20Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 15KT 250FT... SE 17KT 500FT... SE 18KT 1KFT... SE 22KT 2KFT... SE 24KT 3KFT... SE 25KT 4KFT... SE 23KT 5KFT...SSE 19KT MAX WIND...281/45KT 46.0KFT. MOSTLY NEUTRAL LAPSE TO 4000FT...WARM LAPSE TO 6800FT... DRY LAPSE ABOVE. DRY ENTIRE COLUMN. P.W. 1.03 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 131051Z AUTO 13006KT 6SM BR CLR 23/22 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02330222 TSNO METAR KGAO 131102Z AUTO 12012G17KT 10SM SCT001 BKN012 BKN018 26/23 A3004 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA...NO OBSERVATION METAR KIPN 131055Z AUTO 13017KT 10SM 25/23 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 131055Z AUTO 14016KT 1 3/4SM BR 26/24 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 131100Z AUTO 14017KT 6SM BR 26/25 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 131055Z AUTO 13013KT 4SM BR FEW012 SCT021 25/24 A3005 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR-MVFR SCT/BKN010-030. VISBIES 4SM-P6SM...NO SIG WX. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR FEW/SCT010-025 BKN250 ...NO SIG WX. SYNTHETIC TAFS /UNOFFICIAL/ FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY KHUM 130529Z 1306/1406 12010G19KT P6SM BKN012 OVC025 TEMPO 1310/1313 5SM BR FM131500 14014G19KT P6SM BKN050 FM140200 13009KT P6SM BKN250 AMD NOT SKED 1306/1311= KHSA 130529Z 1306/1406 15008KT P6SM SCT016 BKN250 TEMPO 1310/1313 BKN016 FM131300 14008KT P6SM BKN025 FM131500 15014G19KT P6SM BKN050 FM140200 13008KT P6SM BKN250 AMD NOT SKED 1306/1312 = .RADAR... NO ECHOES DETECTED NEAR COAST OR OVER NRN GLFMEX. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.75 FT (+0.39 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; RISING) WYCM6 2.14 FT (+0.78 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; RISING) 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 RIGOLETS...LAKE BORGNE...SAT MAY 15 2010 LO 1 36 AM STAGE -0.3 HI 3 17 PM STAGE 1.9 BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 78F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........17 71 71 71 71 54 54 54 47 47 70 70 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE............................................... TEMP............75 75 77 78 79 79 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 RH..............90 90 90 86 79 80 81 83 83 79 78 78 81 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.25 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 24 24 24 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......ROUGH...............................CHOPPY......... 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........70 39 56 56 64 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 77 76 76 76 76 RH..............81 85 85 88 90 90 20 FT WIND......SE 8 E 7 E 8 E 9 E 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1200 1100 1100 900 900 MIX HGT (M).....430 370 340 340 270 270 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18 SE 14 SE 16 SE 16 E 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 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........27 66 70 70 73 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 76 76 76 76 76 RH..............94 92 86 85 85 85 20 FT WIND......SE 9 E 9 E 8 E 7 E 7 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....900 1100 1500 1500 1300 1700 MIX HGT (M).....270 340 460 460 400 520 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 20 SE 18 SE 18 SE 18 SE 17 SE 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............5 5 5 4 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 20100513.DEEPW.02/LIX