FNUS74 KLIX 211435 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 935 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 13Z A 1009MB SFC LOW WAS LOCATED OVER THE MO/IL BORDER WITH HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATING THE EATERN SEABOARD. ACROSS THE GULF A MILD PRESSURE GRADIENT WAS NOTED WITH 1018MB OVER THE FL COAST AND 1012MB OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. PRESSURE OVER THE SPOT LOCATION WAS 1015MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON SVR TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON SVR TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. .WIND PROFILE... 12Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... S 7KT 250FT...SSE 8KT 500FT...SSE 9KT 1KFT... S 15KT 2KFT... S 16KT 3KFT... S 16KT 4KFT...SSE 15KT 5KFT... SE 13KT MAX WIND...279/51KT 40.5KFT. DRY ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE FROM SFC TO 2400FT...INVERSION FROM 2400-8300FT. MOSTLY MOIST LAPSE RATE ABOVE 8300. 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 211351Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02780233 TSNO METAR KGAO 211422Z AUTO 13007KT SCT021 BKN028 BKN035 30/23 A3001 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 211351Z 19008KT 10SM SCT014 BKN020 27/24 A3000 METAR KIPN 211410Z AUTO 12015KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 211415Z AUTO 14008KT 7SM FEW016 27/24 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 211420Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM 27/24 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 211415Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 211415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN060 28/24 A3001 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030...ISO -SHRA ALG LA AND MS COAST TIL 02Z. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR FEW025...ISO -SHRA TIL 02Z. KHUM 211319Z 2113/2212 16004KT P6SM SCT018 FM211400 17007KT P6SM SCT030 FM220000 15005KT P6SM SCT250 FM220900 15003KT 6SM BR SCT018 KHSA 211320Z 2113/2212 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 FM211400 18008KT P6SM SCT030 FM220100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM221000 00000KT 5SM BR SCT020 AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...VFR SCT030. LGT-MDT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY.....VFR FEW040. LGT ESE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY.....VFR SCT070. LGT ESE WND. .RADAR... NO ACTIVITY WAS NOTED ON RADAR. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.39 FT AT 0901 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.45 AT 1200 CDT. WYCM6 1.66 FT AT 0854 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.05 AT 1430 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 81F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........42 41 41 40 40 40 41 41 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............79 79 79 80 80 80 80 80 80 RH..............85 82 82 82 79 79 79 79 82 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........41 39 33 26 24 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 78 77 77 77 77 RH..............82 85 87 87 88 88 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 1900 1800 1800 1700 1600 MIX HGT (M).....610 580 550 550 520 490 TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 E 10 SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........27 27 25 23 22 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 78 78 79 79 79 RH..............88 86 84 82 81 78 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1400 1800 1800 2200 2100 MIX HGT (M).....490 430 550 550 670 640 TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 E 5 E 9 E 9 E 10 SE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100521.DEEPW.05/LIX