FNUS74 KLIX 181103 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 603 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .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... 11Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...W 11KT 250FT...W 12KT 700FT...W 15KT 1KFT...W 16KT 2KFT...W 10KT 3KFT...W 7KT 4KFT...NW 8KT 5KFT...N 8KT MAX WIND...274/48KT 46.1KFT. INVERSION TO 1800FT...SECOND INVERSION 4000 TO 5700 FEET. DRY COLUMN THROUGHOUT...P.W. 1.03 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 181051Z AUTO 26003KT 8SM FEW018 24/23 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02440228 TSNO METAR KGAO 181042Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A2997 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 181056Z 00000KT M1/4SM FG VV000 20/20 A2995 METAR KIPN 181035Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM FEW015 26/22 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 181035Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 26/23 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KSPR MISSING METAR KMDJ MISSING METAR KDLP 181035Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM SCT014 SCT050 SCT065 27/23 A2997 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...BRIEF PATCHY VLIFR VSBYS BLO 1/2SM CIGS BLO 005...BECOMING SCT030 AFT 15Z. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...SCT015...NO SIG WXR. KHUM 181055Z 1811/1906 VRB03KT 1/2SM FG VV005 TEMPO 1812/1813 4SM BR FM181400 23004KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM182000 31002KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 TEMPO 1820/1824 P6SM -TSRA BKN050CB AMD NOT SKED TIL 181100= KHSA 180554Z 1806/1906 09003KT P6SM SCT250 FM180800 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT250 FM181000 VRB02KT 3SM BR SCT250 TEMPO 1811/1813 1/2SM FG VV005 FM181400 31005KT P6SM SCT040 FM182000 31002KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 1820/1824 P6SM -TSRA BKN050CB AMD NOT SKED= 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 PRECIPITATION SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10. .TIDAL INFORMATION... NOTE PROJECTED HIGH TIDE HAS BEEN CORRECTED FOR BOTH SITES. PSTL1 1.13 FT AT 436 AM...FORECAST HIGH TIDE IS 2.11 FT AT NOON CDT. WYCM6 0.51 FT AT 506 AM...FORECAST HIGH TIDE IS 2.75 FT AT 3PM CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 80F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........20 42 42 42 42 42 42 44 44 44 44 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 76 75 75 76 77 78 79 79 79 79 78 RH..............85 86 87 87 85 82 77 75 75 77 77 78 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........44 32 32 32 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 77 76 75 75 75 RH..............76 79 85 87 87 84 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 3 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 1100 1200 1200 1100 1000 MIX HGT (M).....640 340 370 370 340 300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 8 W 12 W 14 W 14 W 14 SW 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 8 W 12 W 14 W 14 W 14 SW 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 30 30 30 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 76 78 78 79 79 RH..............84 82 76 76 74 74 20 FT WIND......SW 3 W 3 NE 2 E 3 SE 4 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1300 1800 1800 1600 1500 MIX HGT (M).....300 400 550 550 490 460 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 9 SW 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 10 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 9 SW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100518.DEEPW.02/LIX