FNUS74 KLIX 210113 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 813 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010 ...LAST DEEPWATER HORIZON SPOT FORECAST FOR THE DAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 8PM CDT...A 1014MB HIGH WAS SITUATED OVER THE E GLFMEX...RIDGING TO 1011MB ALG 93W. A 4MB GRADIENT WAS ACROSS THE W GLFMEX...1011MB AT FRINGE OF RIDGE TO 1007MB ALG LWR TX CST. SFC PRES OVR THE SPOT LOCATION IS 1014MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED FOR POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS NEAR CHANDELEURS TIL 830 PM. ...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 210051Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM FEW021 27/23 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02670228 TSNO METAR KGAO 210102Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM SCT025 27/23 A2993 METAR KHSA 210055Z 19004KT 10SM SCT050 26/22 A2993 METAR KIPN 210050Z AUTO 11016KT 10SM FEW060 27/23 A2993 METAR KMYT 210055Z AUTO 16013KT 7SM CLR 27/23 A2992 METAR KSPR 210100Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM 27/24 A2990 METAR KMDJ 210055Z AUTO 16012KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2993 METAR KDLP 210055Z AUTO 16012KT 10SM SCT023 28/23 A2992 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030...ISOLD -SHRA ALG MS COAST TIL 02Z. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...SCT025...ISO -SHRA...PSBL WATERSPOUTS NR CHANDELEUR ISLANDS INTO CNTL MS SOUND TIL 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... TWO NARROW BANDS OF LIGHT SHOWERS WERE DETECTED E OF THE MS RIVER. ONE BAND ABOUT 1NM WIDE XTNDD FM OCEAN SPRINGS MS TO JUST OUTSIDE THE CHANDELEUR ISLANDS TO ABOUT 5NM NE OF PASS LA LOUTRE...CELL MOVMT N 15KT. LN MOVMT SLOW W DRIFT. OTHER NARROW LINE WAS IN CENTER OF CHANDELEUR SOUND. CELL MOVMT N 15KT. LN MOVMT STNRY. PSBL WATERSPOUTS UNDER TWRG CUMULI. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.28 FT AT 1939 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.69 AT 109 AM CDT. WYCM6 1.81 FT AT 1939 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.71 AT 256 AM CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 81.7F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........30 30 30 30 30 33 40 47 54 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............78 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 RH..............85 87 87 87 87 87 90 90 90 90 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........S25.................................... SEAS............1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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.15/LIX