FNUS74 KLIX 170507
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1207 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

...UPDATE ISSUED FOR THUNDERSTORMS...

.SYNOPSIS....
AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDS
FROM VICKSBURG MS TO LUFKIN TX...MOVING SE 25 KT. SCT TSTMS ARE
ALONG THIS BOUNDARY AND MAINTAINING OR INCREAING IN COVERAGE AS THEY
MOVE S. THESE STORMS...IF MAINTAINED...WILL MOVE NEAR THE LA COAST
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AFTER DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE INTO THE
SPILL AREA BY MID-MORNING MONDAY.

.WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY...
...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS PSBL TONIGHT.
...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...ISOLATED GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS PSBL MONDAY.

.NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS...
...K9F2 - FOURCHON LA
...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS
...KGAO - GALLIANO LA AWOS
...KHUM - HOUMA LA AWOS
...KMDJ - MS CANYON 28.7N 89.8W
...KDLP - WEST DELTA 29.1N 89.6W

SPECI K9F2 MISG
METAR KBVE 170351Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A2999
METAR KGAO 170442Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG VV005 21/21 A2999
METAR KHUM 170440Z AUTO 7SM CLR 21/21 A2999
METAR KMDJ MISG
METAR KDLP 170430Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A2998

.RADAR...
NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED NEAR THE SPOT LOCATION. A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL MS AND CENTRAL LA WAS MOVING SE 25KT
TOWARDS THE COAST. IF THIS LINE OF STORMS HOLDS TOGETHER...SHOULD
REACH THE COAST NEAR DAYBREAK AND MAY CONTINUE TO THE SPILL AREA BY
MID-MORNING.

.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 0.51 FT AND RISING...HIGH TIDE IS 2.28 FT AT 11 AM CDT.
GISL1 0.20 FT AND FALLING...LOW TIDE IS 0.17 AT 11 PM CDT.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM   8 AM   10 AM
SKY (%).........51     50     54     54     47     43
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............75     74     73     73     75     77
RH..............93     96     98     98     91     87
20 FT WIND......S 5    SW 5   SW 4   SW 5   SW 6   W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   2100   1000   1000   800    1300
MIX HGT (M).....730    640    300    300    240    400
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20  W 18   W 16   W 16   W 14   W 15
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 20  W 18   W 16   W 16   W 14   W 15
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     20     20

$$
FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24
REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100516.DEEPW.08/LIX