FNUS74 KLIX 212114 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 414 PM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 20Z A LARGE 1017MB HIGH WAS ACROSS THE NE GLFMEX TO 93W. A 4MB GRADIENT ACROSS W GLFMEX TO 1012MB 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 LOCATION SFC...ESE 7KT 250FT... E 9KT 500FT... S 12KT 1KFT...ESE 14KT 2KFT... SE 10KT 3KFT...SSE 7KT 4KFT... S 8KT 5KFT...SSW 8KT MAX WIND...273/46KT 40.4KFT. DRY LAPSE RATE FROM SFC TO 3400FT...WARM LAPSE TO 6100FT. PSEUDO LAPSE TO 9500FT...DRY LAPSE ABV 9500FT. MOIST TO 907MB/3400FT...DRY ABV. P.W. 1.53 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 212051Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM FEW031 31/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T03060228 58009 TSNO METAR KGAO 212102Z AUTO 18008KT SCT029 SCT037 SCT049 32/23 A2998 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 212055Z 15010KT 10SM SCT028 30/22 A2997 METAR KIPN 212050Z AUTO 07016KT 10SM BKN021 BKN029 OVC046 26/24 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 212055Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 212100Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 30/24 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 212055Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM FEW014 FEW020 27/25 A3001 METAR KDLP 212055Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A2999 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT035...ISO -SHRA TIL 02Z. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR BKN035 BTWN 28-29N/88-89W... SHRA DVLPG BECG SCT 22Z-02Z...PSBL WATERSPOUTS UNDER DVLPG TCU. KHUM 212024Z 2120/2218 15006KT P6SM SCT035 FM220000 15005KT P6SM SCT250 FM220900 15003KT 6SM BR SCT018 FM221400 15007KT P6SM SCT030 KHSA 212021Z 2120/2218 18008KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 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 FROM 35NM SW TO 56NM SE OF SPILL LOCATION...MOVMT STNRY AND SHORT-LIVED. NO LTGNG DETECTED OVER GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.28 FT AT 1555 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.99 AT MIDNIGHT CDT. WYCM6 1.50 FT AT 1555 CDT RISING...LOW TIDE 0.98 AT 0258 AM CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 83.7F .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........41 41 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............80 80 RH..............79 82 20 FT WIND DIR..SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 CEILINGS........20 20 SEAS............2 2 SEA STATE.......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 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 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/24 REQUESTED BY...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100521.DEEPW.12/LIX