FNUS74 KLIX 212319 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 619 PM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 22Z A LARGE 1017MB HIGH WAS ACROSS THE NE TO NCNTRL 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... 22Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...ESE 7KT 250FT... E 9KT 500FT... E 11KT 1KFT... E 15KT 2KFT...ESE 12KT 3KFT...SE 3KT 4KFT... S 6KT 5KFT... S 10KT MAX WIND...274/41KT 40.4KFT. DRY LAPSE RATE FROM SFC TO 3300FT...WARM LAPSE TO 6100FT. PSEUDO LAPSE TO 9500FT...DRY LAPSE ABV 9500FT. MOIST TO 907MB/3400FT...DRY ABV. P.W. 1.66 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 SPECI KBVE 212259Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM SCT022 BKN029 29/23 A2998 RMK AO2 TSNO METAR KGAO 212302Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM SCT032 30/23 A2997 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 212253Z 16008KT 10SM SCT040 29/22 A2996 METAR KIPN 212250Z AUTO 10017KT 10SM FEW060 26/24 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 212255Z AUTO 08010KT 8SM FEW014 FEW020 27/24 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 212300Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM 30/23 A2996 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 212255Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 212255Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A2997 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030-040...LCL MVFR CIGS BKN030 MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR FEW015-020 SCT025-035 BTWN 27.5-29N /87.5-89W...SCT MVFR BKN020 5SM -SHRA. 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 SCT035. LGT ESE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY.....VFR SCT035. LGT E-NE WND. .RADAR... ISOLATED SHRA WERE DETECTED FROM 25NM SW TO 100NM SSE OF SPILL LOCATION...MOVMT W 5 KT AND SHORT-LIVED. NO LTGNG DETECTED OVER GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.28 FT AT 1755 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.99 AT MIDNIGHT CDT. WYCM6 1.64 FT AT 1755 CDT RISING...LOW TIDE 0.98 AT 0258 AM CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 83.7F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........41 41 39 36 33 29 26 24 25 26 26 27 WEATHER COV.....SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............79 79 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 RH..............82 85 85 87 87 87 87 88 88 88 88 88 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 13 13 13 13 9 9 9 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........20 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC 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 .SATURDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........22 21 19 16 15 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 78 78 77 77 77 RH..............79 82 83 84 84 84 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1700 1400 1400 1500 1600 MIX HGT (M).....550 520 430 430 460 490 TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 6 S 2 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 3 S 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/22 REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100521.DEEPW.14/LIX