FNUS74 KLIX 172227 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 527 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... 1010MB LOW LOCATED OVER EASTERN KY BORDER WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTNDG INTO AR AND NORTHEASTERN TX. RELATIVELY FLAT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. 1017MB SFC HIGH CENTERED OVER THE NORTHCENTRAL GULF AND A WEAK PRESSURE TROUGH STRETCHING DOWN THE EAST COAST AND INTO THE FL PENINSULA FROM THE SFC LOW OVER KY. SFC PRESSURE AT SPOT LOCATION...1016MB .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS POSSIBLE TODAY. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...NO TSTMS FORECAST. .WIND PROFILE... 22Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...VRB 2KT 250FT... NW 3KT 500FT... NW 5KT 1KFT... NW 7KT 2KFT...WNW 11KT 3KFT... NW 11KT 4KFT... NW 11KT 5KFT...WNW 12KT MAX WIND...269/39KT 51.0KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2700FT...WARM LAPSE TO 5200FT...DRY LAPSE ABV 5200FT. MOIST TO 925MB/2600FT...DRY COLUMN AFTER THAT...P.W. 1.33 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 172151Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02780222 TSNO METAR KGAO 172142Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM SCT035 BKN044 31/23 A2995 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 172156Z 22005KT 10SM SCT040 31/19 A2992 METAR KIPN 172155Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM BKN014 28/22 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 172155Z AUTO 36004KT 9SM CLR 27/23 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KSPR MISSING METAR KMDJ MISSING METAR KDLP 172155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A2995 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR FEW025-040 FEW250...NO SIG WXR MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR FEW020-030...NO SIG WXR. KHUM 171740Z 1718/1818 14006KT P6SM SCT040 FM172100 22006KT P6SM SCT040 SCT100 FM180100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM180800 00000KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 1811/1813 4SM BR FM181400 23004KT P6SM SCT040= KHSA 171740Z 1718/1818 19007KT P6SM SCT025 SCT055 BKN075 FM172100 25006KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM180100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM181000 VRB02KT 5SM BR SCT250 TEMPO 1811/1813 1SM BR FM181400 31005KT P6SM SCT040= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...VFR SCT100. LGT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...VFR SCT200. LGT-MDT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...VFR SCT020. MDT E WND. .RADAR... NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED NEAR THE SPOT LOCATION BUT ISOALTED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.32 FT AT 357PM CDT. FORECAST LOW TIDE IS 0.20 FT AT 11PM CDT. WYCM6 2.31 FT AT 136PM CDT. FORECAST LOW TIDE IS -0.02 FT AT 2AM CDT. RIGOLETS...LAKE BORGNE...TUE MAY 11TH HI 1 06 PM STAGE 1.5 LO 11 23 PM STAGE 0.1 RIGOLETS...LAKE BORGNE...WED MAY 12TH HI 1 29 PM STAGE 1.6 RIGOLETS...LAKE BORGNE...THU MAY 13TH LO 12 03 AM STAGE -0.1 HI 2 00 PM STAGE 1.8 BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 80F .REST OF TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........35 34 34 34 30 30 30 16 16 16 20 20 WEATHER COV.....ISO SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............78 75 75 75 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 RH..............67 84 84 84 88 87 93 92 93 92 92 93 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LIGHT CHOP..................................... .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........20 35 35 35 30 30 30 26 26 26 22 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............73 74 75 77 77 79 78 78 79 78 78 77 RH..............91 88 86 83 82 77 77 78 74 76 76 79 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W NW NW NW W W TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 10 10 9 9 9 6 6 6 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LIGHT CHOP..................................... $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100517.DEEPW.13/LIX