FNUS74 KLIX 141616 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1116 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WHILE A WEAK BOUNDARY IS DRAPED FROM NORTHEASTERN TX THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND INTO THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. THIS IS KEEPING PERSISTENT SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF. PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL 1023MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... NONE OVER SPOT AREA. .WIND PROFILE... 13Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... E 13KT 250FT... E 15KT 500FT... E 17KT 1KFT... E 20KT 2KFT... SE 22KT 3KFT... SE 22KT 4KFT... SE 22KT 5KFT... SE 21KT MAX WIND...212/41KT 40.1KFT. MOIST LAPSE TO 10000FT...DRY LAPSE ABOVE. DRY ENTIRE COLUMN. P.W. 1.42 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 ...KDLP - WEST DELTA 29.1N 89.6W METAR KBVE 141551Z AUTO 12010KT 9SM FEW037 28/22 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP228 T02780217 TSNO METAR KGAO 141542Z AUTO 10012G17KT 10SM SCT019 SCT026 SCT032 29/23 A3018 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 141555Z 15010KT 7SM SCT021 BKN029 27/21 A3020 METAR KIPN 141550Z AUTO 11017KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A3019 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 141555Z AUTO 10014KT 1 1/4SM BR CLR 26/24 A3017 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 141600Z AUTO 12007G14KT 060V180 6SM HZ 28/24 A3015 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 141555Z AUTO 11012KT 7SM CLR 26/24 A3019 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 141550Z AUTO 12016KT 6SM HZ FEW017 26/23 A3018 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR-MVFR SCT/BKN 015-030 SCT/BKN 040 ...VISBIES P6SM...NO SIG WX. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W... ...VFR FEW/SCT015-030 SCT/BKN250 ...LCL VISBIES 2SM HZ...NO SIG WX. KHUM 141139Z 1416/1512 14010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN030 FM141700 13012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM150100 12007KT P6SM SCT250= KHSA 141139Z 1416/1512 13010KT P6SM SCT020 SCT030 BKN250 FM141700 13010KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM150100 12006KT P6SM SCT250= .RADAR... NO ECHOES DETECTED NEAR COAST OR OVER NRN GLFMEX...NO LIGHTNING DETECTED GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.94 FT (+0.44 FT OFF ASTRONOMICAL TRACE; FALLING) WYCM6 2.50 FT (+0.38 FT OFF ASTRONOMICAL TRACE; RISING) 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 RIGOLETS...LAKE BORGNE...MON MAY 17 2010 LO 3 23 AM STAGE -0.3 HI 4 46 PM STAGE 1.9 BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 79F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........61 61 44 44 44 41 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE....................... TEMP............78 78 78 78 78 78 78 RH..............90 88 88 91 91 91 91 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 11 11 11 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.22 21 21 21 21 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 20 20 20 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 9 9 9 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............5 5 5 5 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY TO 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 (%).........41 37 29 29 57 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 77 77 77 77 77 RH..............91 94 94 87 87 94 20 FT WIND......E 10 E 10 SE 10 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 1700 1600 1600 1600 1700 MIX HGT (M).....610 520 490 490 490 520 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18 E 17 SE 16 SE 16 SE 16 SE 17 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 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........61 68 76 76 72 74 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............77 77 78 78 78 78 RH..............94 90 85 88 90 91 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 E 9 E 9 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1700 2200 2200 2500 2700 MIX HGT (M).....520 520 670 670 760 820 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 17 SE 18 SE 18 SE 18 SE 18 SE 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............5 5 5 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......CHOPPY.................................. HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100514.DEEPW.07/LIX