FNUS74 KLIX 181209 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 709 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS... 1010MB LOW LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN OHIO WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDING INTO AR AND NORTHEASTERN TX. RELATIVELY FLAT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. 1016MB 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 181151Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT016 25/23 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02500228 10250 20239 50005 TSNO METAR KGAO 181142Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 21/21 A2997 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 181153Z 34003KT 3SM BR BKN007 OVC011 22/22 A2996 METAR KIPN 181135Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM SCT014 26/22 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 181135Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 26/23 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KSPR MISSING METAR KMDJ MISSING METAR KDLP 181135Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM FEW014 27/23 A2997 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...BRIEF PATCHY VLIFR WITH VSBYS BLO 1/2SM CIGS BLO 005...BECOMING SCT030 AFT 14Z...ISOLD TSRA 20Z-24Z. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...SCT015-030...NO SIG WXR. TAF KHUM 181120Z 1812/1912 23003KT 3SM BR FEW020 TEMPO 1812/1813 1/4SM FG VV001 FM181400 25005KT P6SM SCT035 FM182000 26006KT P6SM VCTS SCT045CB FM190100 23003KT P6SM SCT250= TAF KHSA 181120Z 1812/1912 VRB02KT 1SM BR FEW020 TEMPO 1812/1813 1/4SM FG VV001 FM181400 27005KT P6SM SCT030 FM182000 29005KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB TEMPO 1820/1824 VRB10G20KT 5SM -TSRA BKN030CB FM190100 VRB02KT P6SM SCT250= 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 30 DEGREES NORTH...AND EAST OF 93 WEST. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.37 FT AT 618 AM...FORECAST HIGH TIDE IS 2.09 FT AT NOON CDT. WYCM6 0.59 FT AT 612 AM...FORECAST HIGH TIDE IS 2.74 FT AT 3PM CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 80F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........42 42 42 42 42 42 44 44 44 44 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 75 75 76 77 78 79 79 79 79 78 RH..............86 87 87 85 82 77 75 75 77 77 78 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...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)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).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 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LIGHT CHOP................................ .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.03/LIX