FNUS74 KLIX 180014 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 714 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... 1009MB LOW LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN OHIO WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDING 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...1014MB .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS POSSIBLE TODAY. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...NO TSTMS FORECAST. .WIND PROFILE... 23Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...VRB 2KT 250FT...VRB 2KT 500FT... NW 3KT 1KFT... NW 5KT 2KFT... NW 9KT 3KFT... NW 12KT 4KFT... NW 13KT 5KFT...WNW 14KT MAX WIND...261/40KT 54.1KFT. INVERSION TO 400FT...WARM LAPSE TO 19300FT...DRY LAPSE ABV 5000FT. DRY COLUMN THROUGHOUT...P.W. 0.96 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 172351Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02720222 10283 20267 56007 TSNO METAR KGAO 180002Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2995 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 172358Z 18006KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A2993 METAR KIPN 172355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 172355Z AUTO 23004KT 9SM CLR 27/23 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KSPR MISSING METAR KMDJ MISSING METAR KDLP 172355Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2995 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR FEW030...NO SIG WXR MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...SKC...NO SIG WXR. KHUM 180000Z 1800/1824 22008KT P6SM SCT045 FM180100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM180800 00000KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 1811/1813 4SM BR FM181400 23004KT P6SM SCT040 AMD NOT SKED AFT 181811= KHSA 180000Z 1800/1824 36003KT P6SM SCT025 FM180100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM181000 VRB02KT 5SM BR SCT250 TEMPO 1811/1813 1SM BR FM181400 31005KT P6SM SCT040 AMD NOT SKED AFT 181802= 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... AN ISOLATED SHOWER HAS DEVELOPED OVER LOWER LAFOURCHE PARISH NEAR GALLIANO. THIS SHOWER IS NEARLY STATIONARY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.75 FT AT 636PM CDT. FORECAST LOW TIDE IS 0.20 FT AT 11PM CDT. WYCM6 1.72 FT AT 630 PM 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) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........34 34 30 30 30 16 16 16 20 20 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............75 75 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 RH..............84 84 88 87 93 92 93 92 92 93 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LIGHT CHOP.............................. .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 35 30 30 26 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 75 77 78 79 78 RH..............91 86 82 77 74 76 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 5 NW 5 NW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1000 1500 1500 1900 1900 MIX HGT (M).....210 300 460 460 580 580 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 W 10 W 9 W 9 NW 6 W 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 8 W 10 W 9 W 9 NW 6 W 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............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.16/LIX