FNUS74 KLIX 200014 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 714 PM CDT WED MAY 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... LARGE FLAT 1014MB PRESSURE PLATEAU OVER NE GLFMEX FM FL W COAST TO 90.5W. 8MB PRES GRADIENT FROM 90.5W TO LWR TX COAST...1006MB AT KBRO. WM FNT XTNDS FM 1001MB LOW OVR NW TX NEAR KSPS...THRU KSHV TO KGPT...DRIFTG N. SPOT LOCATION PRESSURE 1013MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...RISK NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE OPERATIONS AREA. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...SLIGHT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS LAND AREAS. .WIND PROFILE... 23Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SSW 2KT 1KFT...SE 3KT 2KFT... S 2KT 3KFT...SE 3KT 4KFT...SE 5KT 5KFT...SSE 9KT MAX WIND...265/50KT 46.1KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2350FT...WEAK WARM LAPSE TO 5500FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABOVE 5500FT. SEMI-MOIST TO 900FT...DRY ABV 900FT. P.W. 1.30 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 192351Z AUTO 18007KT 9SM CLR 27/23 A2990 T02720228 10294 20272 55001 TSNO METAR KGAO 200002Z AUTO 10SM SCT021 SCT030 SCT040 28/23 A2988 METAR KHSA 192355Z 15006KT 10SM SCT050 27/22 A2987 METAR KIPN 192350Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM BKN028 BKN036 27/22 A2991 METAR KMYT 192355Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 27/23 A2990 METAR KSPR 200000Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM 27/23 A2988 METAR KMDJ 192355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN018 BKN025 27/24 A2991 METAR KDLP 192355Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM FEW023 FEW028 FEW033 28/23 A2989 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030 BKN090...ISOLD TSRA 23-02Z. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...FEW015-030. TAF KHUM 192320Z 2000/2024 17005KT P6SM SCT060 FM200900 16004KT 4SM BR SCT250 TEMPO 2010/2013 1SM BR FM201400 15007KT P6SM SCT020 SCT250 FM201800 16007KT P6SM SCT035 SCT250 AMD NOT SKED 2001/2011= TAF KHSA 192320Z 2000/2024 16007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM201500 17006KT P6SM SCT020 BKN250 FM201800 17007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 AMD NOT SKED 2001/2011= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...VFR SCT030. 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 WITHIN THE OPERATIONS AREA. TWO LGT SHRA...PSBL WATERSPOUTS...8-10NM S OF ISLE DERNIERES...133NM W OF SPOT LOCATION...MOVG N 10KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.20 FT AT 1824 CDT...FORECAST LOW TIDE IS 0.36 FT AT MIDNIGHT CDT. WYCM6 1.95 FT AT 1839 CDT...FORECAST LOW TIDE IS 0.22 FT AT 0256 AM CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 85.3F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........40 40 40 40 40 40 38 38 38 38 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............79 78 77 77 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 RH..............84 86 86 86 87 89 90 91 93 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.1 1 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).0 0 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........F20........................................ SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 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............75 77 79 80 81 81 RH..............93 88 84 84 84 86 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 E 6 E 6 E 8 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1100 1200 1200 1300 1300 MIX HGT (M).....210 340 370 370 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 SE 8 SE 6 SE 6 E 9 SE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LIGHT CHOP.............................. .THURSDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........30 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 78 76 76 75 75 RH..............88 94 96 100 99 100 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1200 1200 1200 1100 1000 MIX HGT (M).....400 370 370 370 340 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 SE 10 SE 14 SE 14 SE 15 SE 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LIGHT CHOP............................... $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100519.DEEPW.15/LIX