FNUS74 KLIX 221220 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 720 AM CDT SAT MAY 22 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 11Z...A LARGE BROAD 1020MB ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC STATES EXPANDED SOUTHWEST OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF. A 3MB GRADIENT WAS LOCATED ACROSS THE NORTH GULF FROM 83W TO 93W ALONG 29N. PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL LOCATION WAS 1016MB. .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... 10Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SSE 7KT 250FT... E 3KT 500FT... E 3KT 1KFT...SSE 3KT 2KFT... S 7KT 3KFT...SSE 10KT 4KFT....SE 14KT 5KFT....SE 14KT MAX WIND...280/32KT 46.3KFT. DRY LAPSE RATE FROM SFC TO 2400FT...MOIST LAPSE TO 7700FT. DRY LAPSE ABV 12700. P.W. 1.38 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 221151Z AUTO 11003KT 8SM CLR 25/24 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02500239 10261 20239 53009 TSNO METAR KGAO 221202Z AUTO 00000KT 25/23 A3001 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 221155Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/22 A3002 METAR KIPN 221150Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 221155Z AUTO 13010KT 5SM HZ CLR 27/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 221155Z AUTO 15011KT 10SM 27/24 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 221155Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 221155Z AUTO 11008KT 9SM CLR 26/25 A3000 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT020-025 SCT030-050...LCL MVFR CIGS BKN018-030...ISLD SHOWERS MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR FEW010-020 BTWN 27.5-29N/87.5-89W...VFR FEW012-025. KHUM 221120Z 2212/2312 15007KT P6SM SCT030 KHSA 221120Z 2212/2312 VRB03KT 2SM BR SCT020 TEMPO 2212/2213 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 FM221400 16008KT P6SM SCT030 FM230100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY.....VFR SCT035. LGT ESE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY.....VFR SCT035. LGT E-NE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY....VFR SCT035. NW 5-10. .RADAR... NO PRECIP OR LTGNG DETECTED OVER GLFMEX. ISOLATED SHOWERS AT 27.95N AND 90.02 OVER LAND DRIFTING NW. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.54T AT 0648 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.58 APPX 0800 CDT. WYCM6 1.35 FT AT 0648 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.60 APPX NOON CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 81.0F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........15 15 15 15 15 29 29 29 29 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............79 80 81 82 82 83 83 83 83 83 RH..............83 80 77 75 74 72 72 71 71 71 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........29 20 20 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 80 79 78 78 78 RH..............72 76 82 85 85 85 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1300 1100 1100 1100 1000 MIX HGT (M).....490 400 340 340 340 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 SE 9 SE 13 SE 13 SE 15 SE 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 SE 4 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........10 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 15 15 15 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 79 81 82 83 83 RH..............82 79 74 72 70 69 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1100 1500 1500 1600 1600 MIX HGT (M).....300 340 460 460 490 490 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 12 E 12 E 12 E 13 E 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 5 E 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 CEILINGS........0 0 0 0 10 10 SEAS............3 3 3 3 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100522.DEEPW.03/LIX