FNUS74 KLIX 202215 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 515 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 21Z A 1015MB HIGH WAS SITUATED OVER THE E GLFMEX...RIDGING TO 91W. A 4MB GRADIENT WAS ACROSS THE W GLFMEX...1013MB AT FRINGE OF RIDGE TO 1007MB ALG LWR TX CST. SFC PRES OVR THE SPOT LOCATION IS 1014MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL TSTMS ACROSS THE MARINE AREAS THIS AFTN. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...NO RISK OF SVR TSTMS. .WIND PROFILE... 21Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 9KT 250FT... S 9KT 500FT... S 11KT 1KFT... S 15KT 2KFT... S 17KT 3KFT... S 14KT 4KFT...SSW 11KT 5KFT...SSW 14KT MAX WIND...270/52KT 40.5KFT. ROUGHLY PSEUDO LAPSE RATE BUT DRY ENTIRE COLUMN ...P.W. 1.21 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 202151Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2991 METAR KGAO 202202Z AUTO 15012G16KT SCT026 31/23 A2990 METAR KHSA MISG METAR KIPN 202150Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A2991 METAR KMYT 202155Z AUTO 17013KT 9SM FEW021 29/23 A2990 METAR KSPR 202200Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM 28/24 A2989 METAR KMDJ 202155Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A2991 METAR KDLP 202155Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM SCT020 BKN027 BKN032 29/23 A2990 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR LCL MVFR SCT/BKN030...ISOLD TSRA 22-02Z. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...FEW/SCT020-030...ISO SHRA 22Z-02Z. TAF KHUM 201740Z 2018/2118 15010KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM202200 16008KT P6SM SCT035 SCT250 FM210100 16005KT P6SM SCT250 FM210900 15004KT 6SM BR SCT020 TEMPO 2110/2112 5SM BR KHSA 201739Z 2018/2118 17010G18KT P6SM VCTS BKN030CB BKN250 TEMPO 2021/2101 VRB20G35KT 1SM +TSRA BKN015CB FM210200 16005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM211000 00000KT 3SM BR SCT015 FM211430 18008KT P6SM SCT040= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...VFR SCT020. MDT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...VFR SCT030. LGT-MDT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...VFR SCT200. LGT-MDT SE WND. .RADAR... NO ECHOES DETECTED NEAR THE OPS AREA OR THE N GLFMEX. NO LGTNG DETECTED GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.45 FT AT 1637 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.69 AT 109 AM CDT. WYCM6 2.21 FT AT 1637 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE OCCURRING NOW. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 82.6F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........M 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 33 40 47 54 WEATHER COV.....M SCH WEATHER TYPE....M TSM TEMP............M 79 79 78 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 RH..............M 79 79 82 85 87 87 87 87 87 90 90 90 20 FT WIND DIR..M SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..M 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.M 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...M 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 MIX HGT (KM)....M 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.M SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.M 6 8 8 8 12 12 12 14 14 14 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).M 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........S30................S20.............................. SEAS............M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......M LC LC LC LC CH CH CH CH CH CH LC LC .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........56 57 47 42 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 77 81 83 84 84 RH..............87 85 75 71 68 68 20 FT WIND......S 5 SE 4 E 5 E 5 E 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2000 2100 2100 2300 2500 MIX HGT (M).....610 610 640 640 700 760 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 SE 8 E 8 E 8 E 10 E 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC SM LC LC LC LC .FRIDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 39 35 31 30 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............83 80 79 78 76 75 RH..............71 77 80 85 89 94 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2300 2100 2100 2000 1900 MIX HGT (M).....760 700 640 640 610 580 TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 SE 10 SE 14 SE 14 SE 15 SE 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100520.DEEPW.12/LIX