FNUS74 KLIX 212025 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 325 PM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 18Z A 1021MB RIDGE WAS OVER CAROLINAS WITH 1018MB HIGH NEAR APALACHICOLA FL...RIDGING TO 1016MB TO 92W. 3MB GRADIENT ACROSS W GLFMEX TO 1013MB LWR TX CST. PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL LOCATION 1017MB. .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 20Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LCOATION SFC... E 8KT 250FT... E 9KT 500FT... E 11KT 1KFT... E 13KT 2KFT... SE 11KT 3KFT... S 7KT 4KFT... S 8KT 5KFT... S 11KT MAX WIND...275/41KT 40.0KFT. DR LAPSE RATE SFC TO 2800FT...INVERSION TO 5600FT...NEUTRAL LAPSE RATE TO 8600FT...DRY LAPSE RATE ABV 8600FT. MOIST SFC TO 2700 .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 211951Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T03060233 TSNO METAR KGAO 212002Z AUTO 17004KT SCT029 BKN033 32/23 A3000 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 211953Z 15009G14KT 10SM SCT029 BKN046 BKN075 29/23 A2999 METAR KIPN 211950Z AUTO 06013KT 2SM BR SCT022 BKN026 BKN032 26/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 211955Z AUTO 12006KT 9SM BKN018 SCT023 SCT030 28/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 212000Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 28/23 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 211955Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM SCT014 SCT019 27/25 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 211955Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM FEW019 29/24 A3000 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT035...ISO -SHRA ALG LA CST...TEMPO MVFR BKN025CB 3SM TSRA ALG MS COAST 18Z-22Z. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR BKN035 BTWN 28-29N/88-89W... SHRA DVLPG BECG SCT 18Z-02Z...PSBL WATERSPOUTS UNDER DVLPG TCU. KHUM 211747Z 2118/2218 15006KT P6SM SCT028 TEMPO 2119/2122 15007KT P6SM BKN028 FM220000 15005KT P6SM SCT250 FM220900 15003KT 6SM BR SCT018 FM221400 15007KT P6SM SCT030 KHSA 211743Z 2118/2218 22008KT P6SM SCT030 FM211900 18008KT P6SM BKN030 FM220100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM221000 00000KT 5SM BR SCT020 FM221330 17008KT P6SM SCT030= 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... ISOLATED SHRA WERE DETECTED OVER THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA NORTH OF THE NORTHSHORE...MOVG N 5KT. NO LTGNG DETECTED OVER GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.31 FT AT 1501 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.99 AT MIDNIGHT CDT. WYCM6 1.45 FT AT 1501 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.98 AT 0258 AM CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 83.1F .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........41 41 41 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 80 80 RH..............79 79 82 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.5 1.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 78 77 77 77 77 RH..............82 85 87 87 88 88 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 SE 5 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1400 1300 1300 1300 1400 MIX HGT (M).....460 430 400 400 400 430 TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 E 10 SE 13 SE 13 S 9 S 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 3 E 4 SE 6 SE 6 S 4 S 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 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 4 SE 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1600 1600 1600 1700 1800 MIX HGT (M).....430 490 490 490 520 550 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 SE 1 E 6 E 6 E 9 E 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 SE 0 E 3 E 3 E 4 E 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100521.DEEPW.11/LIX