FNUS74 KLIX 131517 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1017 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... 1025MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 30.55N 73.75W WITH A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING DUE WEST JUST NORTH OF THE 30TH PARALLEL WHILE A 1007MB SURFACE LOW...CURRENTLY OVER NORTHEASTERN IA...MOVES TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. 1020MB OVER THE SPILL AREA. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... NONE OVER SPOT AREA. .WIND PROFILE... 15Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 14KT 250FT... SE 17KT 500FT... SE 20KT 1KFT... SE 24KT 2KFT...SSE 28KT 3KFT... SE 25KT 4KFT... SE 20KT 5KFT... SE 17KT MAX WIND...267/41KT 46.3KFT. MOIST LAPSE TO 270FT...WARM LAPSE TO 6800FT... DRY LAPSE ABOVE. DRY ENTIRE COLUMN. P.W. 1.02 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 131451Z AUTO 14011KT 9SM BKN018 27/22 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP200 T02720222 51016 TSNO METAR KGAO 131442Z AUTO 13011G20KT 10SM SCT001 SCT016 SCT022 28/23 A3010 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 131450Z 17012KT 10SM BKN019 27/26 A3012 METAR KIPN 131455Z AUTO 12018KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 131255Z AUTO 15018KT 1SM HZ CLR 26/23 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 131500Z AUTO 15017KT 6SM HZ 27/24 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 131455Z AUTO 16016KT 5SM HZ CLR 27/23 A3010 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. KHUM 131125Z 1312/1412 14011G19KT P6SM SCT020 SCT050 TEMPO 1314/1317 5SM BR BKN025 FM140200 13009KT P6SM BKN250 FM140800 13005KT P6SM SCT015= KHSA 131125Z 1312/1412 16012KT P6SM SCT015 BKN050 TEMPO 1314/1318 BKN015 BKN020 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 1.82 FT (+0.37 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; FALLING) WYCM6 2.65 FT (+0.68 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) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........54 54 54 47 47 70 70 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE........................... TEMP............79 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 RH..............80 81 83 83 79 78 78 81 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 MIX HGT (KM)....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 TRANSP WIND SPD.26 26 26 24 24 24 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).12 12 12 11 11 11 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 SEA STATE.......ROUGH.......................... HRLY RAIN (IN)..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 11 SE 8 E 8 E 9 E 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 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............6 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.06/LIX