FNUS74 KLIX 131306 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 806 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 15KT 250FT... SE 18KT 500FT... SE 20KT 1KFT... SE 23KT 2KFT... SE 28KT 3KFT...SSE 25KT 4KFT...SSE 21KT 5KFT...SSE 19KT MAX WIND...271/46KT 40.5KFT. MOIST LAPSE TO 1200FT...WARM LAPSE TO 5200FT... DRY LAPSE ABOVE. DRY ENTIRE COLUMN. P.W. 1.19 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 131251Z AUTO 14009KT 6SM HZ CLR 26/23 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02560228 TSNO METAR KGAO 131242Z AUTO 11013G19KT 7SM SCT001 BKN012 OVC021 26/23 A3008 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 131151Z 15005KT 7SM CLR 24/23 A3007 METAR KIPN 131230Z AUTO 13018KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 131120Z AUTO 15017KT 1SM BR 26/24 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 131240Z AUTO 15018KT 5SM BR 26/24 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 131255Z AUTO 15015KT 3SM BR CLR 26/24 A3008 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 11012G20KT P6SM BKN013 OVC025 TEMPO 1312/1315 OVC016 FM131500 14014G19KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050 FM140200 13009KT P6SM BKN250 FM140800 13005KT P6SM SCT015= KHSA 131125Z 1312/1412 15006KT P6SM FEW015 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 AND EAST OF THE SPILL AREA. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.92 FT (+0.40 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; SLOWLY RISING) WYCM6 2.30 FT (+0.69 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; RISING) 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 RIGOLETS...LAKE BORGNE...SUN MAY 16 2010 LO 2 28 AM STAGE -0.3 HI 4 00 PM STAGE 2.0 BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 78F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........71 71 54 54 54 47 47 70 70 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE................................... TEMP............78 79 79 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 RH..............86 79 80 81 83 83 79 78 78 81 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 0.4 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 TRANSP WIND SPD.26 26 26 26 26 24 24 24 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............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 .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.04/LIX