FNUS74 KLIX 181304 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 804 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... 13Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...W 9KT 1KFT...W 9KT 2KFT...W 5KT 3KFT...NW 7KT 4KFT...N 8KT 5KFT...NE 8KT MAX WIND...274/45KT 54.1KFT. INVERSION TO 1600FT...SECOND INVERSION 3500 TO 4800 FEET. DRY COLUMN THROUGHOUT...P.W. 1.09 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 181251Z AUTO 27006KT 8SM FEW020 27/23 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02670233 TSNO METAR KGAO 181242Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT014 25/23 A2999 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 181255Z 00000KT P6SM BKN007 OVC016 22/22 A2998 METAR KIPN 181235Z AUTO 30008KT 10SM FEW014 26/22 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 181235Z AUTO 33007KT 7SM CLR 26/23 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KSPR MISSING METAR KMDJ MISSING METAR KDLP 181235Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM SCT014 27/23 A2998 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...BRIEF PATCHY MVFR VSBYS 3SM BR SCT-BKN007 BKN015...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 1.59 FT AT 718 AM...FORECAST HIGH TIDE IS 2.06 FT AT NOON CDT. WYCM6 0.89 FT AT 712 AM...FORECAST HIGH TIDE IS 2.70 FT AT 3PM CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 80F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........42 42 42 42 42 44 44 44 44 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............75 75 76 77 78 79 79 79 79 78 RH..............87 87 85 82 77 75 75 77 77 78 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 0.6 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 TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............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.04/LIX