FNUS74 KLIX 131703 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1203 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... 1028MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 30N 70W WITH A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING DUE WEST JUST NORTH OF THE 30TH PARALLEL WHILE A 1008MB SURFACE LOW...CURRENTLY OVER THE BORDER OF IA/MN/WI...MOVES TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. 1021MB OVER THE SPILL AREA. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... NONE OVER SPOT AREA. .WIND PROFILE... 17Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 12KT 250FT... SE 15KT 500FT... SE 18KT 1KFT... SE 23KT 2KFT...SSE 26KT 3KFT...SSE 24KT 4KFT...SSE 18KT 5KFT...SSE 14KT MAX WIND...255/36KT 44.4KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2700FT...WARM LAPSE TO 6900FT... DRY LAPSE ABOVE. DRY ENTIRE COLUMN. P.W. 0.88 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 131651Z AUTO 16012G19KT 9SM BKN022 28/22 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP206 T02830222 TSNO METAR KGAO 131642Z AUTO 13012G19KT 10SM SCT018 SCT024 SCT030 30/23 A3012 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 131650Z 16012G18KT 7SM BKN020 BKN027 27/22 A3015 METAR KIPN 131655Z AUTO 11015KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3014 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 131655Z AUTO 14013KT 2SM HZ CLR 26/23 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 131700Z AUTO 15015KT 7SM 28/24 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 131655Z AUTO 14013KT 5SM HZ CLR 26/24 A3013 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR-MVFR SCT/BKN020-030 ...VISBIES 4SM-P6SM...NO SIG WX. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR FEW/SCT010-025 BKN250 ...NO SIG WX. KHUM 131125Z 1317/1412 17013KT P6SM SCT020 BKN250 TEMPO 1317/1319 5SM BR BKN020 FM140200 13009KT P6SM BKN250 FM140800 13005KT P6SM SCT015= KHSA 131125Z 131/1412 17012KT P6SM SCT015 BKN250 TEMPO 1317/1318 BKN015 FM140200 13008KT P6SM BKN250 FM140800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015= .RADAR... NO ECHOES DETECTED NEAR COAST OR OVER NRN GLFMEX...NO LIGHTNING DETECTED GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.49 FT (+0.37 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; FALLING) WYCM6 2.69 FT (+0.63 FT OFF FORECAST TRACE; FALLING) 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) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........54 54 47 47 70 70 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE....................... TEMP............78 78 79 79 79 79 79 RH..............81 83 83 79 78 78 81 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 13 13 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.26 26 24 24 24 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).12 12 11 11 11 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............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 .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.07/LIX