FNUS74 KLIX 210007 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 707 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 23Z A 1015MB HIGH WAS SITUATED OVER THE E GLFMEX...RIDGING TO 1012MB ALG 92W. A 4MB GRADIENT WAS ACROSS THE W GLFMEX...1012MB 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...GENRL TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND THIS EVE. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. .WIND PROFILE... 23Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SSE 7KT 250FT... SE 7KT 500FT... SE 8KT 1KFT...SSE 11KT 2KFT... S 11KT 3KFT... S 7KT 4KFT...SSW 5KT 5KFT...SSW 9KT MAX WIND...271/55KT 40.2KFT. ROUGHLY PSEUDO LAPSE RATE BUT DRY ENTIRE COLUMN ...P.W. 1.23 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 202351Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM FEW020 27/23 A2991 T02720228 10300 20272 53001 TSNO METAR KGAO 202342Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM SCT022 SCT027 28/23 A2989 METAR KHSA 202055Z 16012KT 10SM SCT026 BKN055 28/23 A2988 METAR KIPN 202330Z AUTO 10016KT 10SM FEW020 BKN041 OVC060 27/23 A2992 METAR KMYT 202335Z AUTO 16014KT 9SM FEW021 28/23 A2990 METAR KSPR 202340Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM 27/24 A2988 METAR KMDJ 202335Z AUTO 17012KT 10SM SCT022 27/23 A2991 METAR KDLP 202335Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM SCT022 BKN026 BKN030 28/23 A2990 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030...ISOLD -SHRA ALG MS COAST TIL 02Z. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...FEW/SCT020-030...ISO -SHRA 00Z-02Z. TAF KHUM 202322Z 2100/2124 16008KT P6SM CT035 SCT250 FM210200 16005KT P6SM SCT250 FM210900 15004KT 6SM BR SCT020 TEMPO 2110/2112 5SM BR FM211600 16008KT P6SM SCT030 TAF KHSA 202322Z 2100/2124 21007KT P6SM SCT040 FM210200 16005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM211000 00000KT 3SM BR SCT015 FM211430 18008KT P6SM SCT040 AMD NOT SKED 2101/2111 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... ISOLD LIGHT SHRA INDICATED ALG CHANDELUER ISLANDS TO OCEAN SPRINGS MS IN A NARROW LINE. CELL MOVMT N 15KT. LN MOVMT STNRY. NO LGTNG DETECTED GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.36 FT AT 1839 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.69 AT 109 AM CDT. WYCM6 1.98 FT AT 1839 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.71 AT 256 AM CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 82.0F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........30 30 30 30 30 30 33 40 47 54 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............79 78 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 RH..............82 85 87 87 87 87 87 90 90 90 90 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...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)....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.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........S30....................................... SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC CH 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.14/LIX