FNUS74 KLIX 191306 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 806 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... 1011MB LOW LOCATED OVER SOUTH CAROLINA WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MS AND SOUTHERN LA. RELATIVELY FLAT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. BROAD 1014MB SFC HIGH CENTERED OVER CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. SFC PRESSURE AT SPOT LOCATION...1012MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS POSSIBLE TODAY. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS POSSIBLE THURSDAY. .WIND PROFILE... 13Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SW 5KT 1KFT...SW 8KT 2KFT...W 9KT 3KFT...W 5KT 4KFT...SW 2KT 5KFT...S 5KT MAX WIND...245/44KT 45.0KFT. DRY LAPSE RATE TO 300 FEET...THEN MOIST LAPSE RATE TO 5000 FEET...DRY TO 10000 FEET. ROUGHLY MOIST LAPSE RATE ABOVE. DRY THROUGH THE COLUMN...P.W. 1.15 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 191251Z AUTO 17005KT 7SM FEW120 27/24 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02670239 TSNO METAR KGAO 191242Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A2993 RMK AO2 SAUS70 METAR KHSA 191251Z 00000KT 7SM CLR 20/20 A2994 METAR KIPN 191235Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM FEW015 26/22 A2994 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 191235Z AUTO 19009KT 6SM HZ CLR 27/24 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 191235Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM 26/24 A2992 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 191235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW003 FEW019 26/24 A2994 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 191235Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM SCT016 BKN020 BKN028 27/23 A2993 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030...ISOLD TSTMS 18-02Z. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...FEW015-030...ISO TSTMS 29N/90W 18Z-24Z. TAF KHUM 191120Z 1912/2012 09003KT 4SM BR SCT250 FM191400 14004KT P6SM FEW035 FM191800 18007KT P6SM VCTS SCT045CB FM200200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250= TAF KHSA 191120Z 1912/2012 09003KT 4SM BR SCT250 TEMPO 1912/1913 2SM BR FM191400 14004KT P6SM SCT030 FM191800 17007KT P6SM SCT045 FM200200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250= 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 1.38 FT AT 724 CDT...FORECAST HIGH TIDE IS 1.89 FT AT 1230 CDT. WYCM6 1.22 FT AT 736 CDT...FORECAST HIGH TIDE IS 2.63 FT AT 1600 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 80F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........41 41 41 41 41 39 39 39 39 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER................. TEMP............76 77 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 RH..............87 85 82 82 82 79 79 79 79 79 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW N NE NE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 2 2 1 2 2 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 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.......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 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 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.04/LIX