FNUS74 KLIX 191018 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 518 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... 1010MB LOW LOCATED OVER NORTH CAROLINA WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MS AND SOUTHERN LA. RELATIVELY FLAT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. BROAD 1015MB SFC HIGH CENTERED OVER CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. SFC PRESSURE AT SPOT LOCATION...1013MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS POSSIBLE TODAY. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS POSSIBLE THURSDAY. .WIND PROFILE... 10Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SW 7KT 1KFT...S 8KT 2KFT...SW 9KT 3KFT...SW 7KT 4KFT...SW 1KT 5KFT...S 2KT MAX WIND...243/46KT 46.0KFT. MOIST LAPSE RATE TO 5000 FEET...DRY TO 10000 FEET. ROUGHLY MOIST LAPSE RATE ABOVE. DRY THROUGH THE COLUMN...P.W. 1.10 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 190951Z AUTO 13004KT 5SM BR CLR 23/22 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02330222 TSNO METAR KGAO 191002Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 21/21 A2988 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 191012Z 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 18/18 A2990 METAR KIPN 190955Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A2990 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 190955Z AUTO 19014KT 7SM FEW014 SCT022 26/24 A2988 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 191000Z AUTO 18014KT 10SM 26/24 A2988 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ MISSING METAR KDLP 190955Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A2988 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030 BKN050...SCT TSTMS 18-02Z. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...FEW015-030...ISO TSTMS 29N/90W 18Z-24Z. TAF KHUM 190530Z 1906/2006 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 1909/1913 3SM BR FM191400 14004KT P6SM FEW035 FM191700 16008KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 PROB30 1918/1924 5SM TSRA BKN050CB FM200200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 AMD NOT SKED TIL 191100= TAF KHSA 190530Z 1906/2006 00000KT 5SM BR SCT250 TEMPO 1910/1913 2SM BR FM191400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 FM191700 16008KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 PROB30 1918/1924 P6SM TS BKN050CB AMD NOT SKED TIL 191100= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...VFR SCT200. LGT-MDT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...VFR SCT020. MDT E WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...VFR SCT020. MDT E WND. .RADAR... NO ECHOES ON RADAR AT THIS TIME. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.96 FT AT 418 CDT...FORECAST HIGH TIDE IS 1.84 FT AT 1230 CDT. WYCM6 0.94 FT AT 412 CDT...FORECAST HIGH TIDE IS 2.13 FT AT 1600 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 80F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........30 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 39 39 39 39 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............75 75 76 77 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 79 RH..............90 90 90 87 85 82 82 82 79 79 79 79 82 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW N NE NE E E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........F20................................................ SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH............................................. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........39 40 40 40 38 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 77 76 76 76 76 RH..............82 85 89 89 89 89 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1300 1400 1400 1400 1400 MIX HGT (M).....460 400 430 430 430 430 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3 SW 2 S 7 S 7 S 13 S 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 3 SW 2 S 7 S 7 S 13 S 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH.................................. .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........38 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 77 79 80 81 81 RH..............87 85 81 78 76 76 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 E 6 E 6 E 7 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1300 1400 1400 1400 1400 MIX HGT (M).....430 400 430 430 430 430 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 13 S 13 S 13 SE 13 SE 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 14 S 13 S 13 S 13 SE 13 SE 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH.................................... .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .TUESDAY... 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 20100519.DEEPW.01/LIX