FNUS74 KLIX 181410 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 910 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .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 NORTH CENTRAL 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...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. .WIND PROFILE... 14Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...W 9KT 1KFT...W 11KT 2KFT...W 7KT 3KFT...NW 7KT 4KFT...N 6KT 5KFT...NE 3KT MAX WIND...254/44KT 40.1KFT. MOIST LAPSE RATE TO 2500FT...INVERSION 2500 FT TO 3500 FT. MOIST TO 2500 FT AND DRY ABOVE 2500 FT...P.W. 1.27 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 181351Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2999 METAR KGAO 181402Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM SCT014 SCT020 28/23 A3000 METAR KHSA 181351Z 00000KT 5SM BR SCT010 SCT014 25/23 A2998 METAR KIPN 181355Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM SCT015 27/22 A3001 METAR KMYT 181355Z AUTO 32006KT 7SM SCT015 26/23 A3001 METAR KSPR MISG METAR KMDJ MISG .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 181330Z 1812/1912 23007KT P6SM FEW020 SCT035 FM182000 26006KT P6SM VCTS SCT045CB FM190100 23003KT P6SM SCT250= TAF KHSA 181335Z 1814/1912 00000KT 5SM BR SCT009 SCT016 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 1.77 FT AT 0830 CDT...FORECAST HIGH TIDE IS 2.06 FT AT NOON CDT. WYCM6 1.12 FT AT 0830 CDT...FORECAST HIGH TIDE IS 2.60 FT AT 3PM CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 79.3F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........42 42 42 42 44 44 44 44 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............75 76 77 78 79 79 79 79 78 RH..............87 85 82 77 75 75 77 77 78 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 MIX HGT (KM)....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 TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH TO LT 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 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH TO LIGHT CHOP................... .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 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH TO LIGHT CHOP.................... $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100518.DEEPW.05/LIX