FNUS74 KLIX 131208 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 708 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... 1026MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 31.75N 73.5W WITH A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING DUE WEST ACROSS THE 30TH PARALLEL WHILE A 1008MB SURFACE LOW...CURRENTLY OVER EASTERN IA...MOVES TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. 1018MB OVER THE SPILL AREA. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... NONE OVER SPOT AREA. .WIND PROFILE... 20Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 16KT 250FT... SE 18KT 500FT... SE 20KT 1KFT... SE 24KT 2KFT... SE 27KT 3KFT... SE 26KT 4KFT... SE 23KT 5KFT...SSE 19KT MAX WIND...271/46KT 45.6KFT. MOIST LAPSE TO 1200FT...WARM LAPSE TO 6000FT... 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 131151Z AUTO 12006KT 5SM BR CLR 24/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02390222 10244 20233 53003 TSNO METAR KGAO 131142Z AUTO 11011G16KT 7SM SCT001 BKN012 BKN018 26/23 A3006 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 131151Z 15005KT 7SM CLR 24/23 A3007 METAR KIPN 131155Z AUTO 12017KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 131120Z AUTO 15017KT 1SM BR 26/24 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 131200Z AUTO 15019KT 4SM BR 26/24 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 131155Z AUTO 14015KT 3SM BR SCT010 BKN015 BKN020 26/24 A3007 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 131125Z 1312/1412 12011G20KT P6SM BKN012 OVC025 TEMPO 1312/1315 OVC016 FM131500 14014G19KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050 FM140200 13009KT P6SM BKN250 FM140800 13005KT P6SM SCT015= KHSA 131125Z 1312/1412 15006KT P6SM SCT015 SCT250 FM131500 15014G19KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050 FM140200 13008KT P6SM BKN250 FM140800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015= .RADAR... NO ECHOES DETECTED NEAR COAST OR OVER NRN GLFMEX...FALSE RETURNS(CLUTTER) OVER THE SPILL AREA. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.86 FT (+0.39 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; RISING) WYCM6 2.21 FT (+0.73 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) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........71 71 71 71 54 54 54 47 47 70 70 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE........................................... TEMP............75 77 78 79 79 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 RH..............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 20 FT WIND SPD..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 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 0.4 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 TRANSP WIND SPD.26 26 26 26 26 26 26 24 24 24 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).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 SEAS............6 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 .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 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 20100513.DEEPW.03/LIX