FNUS74 KLIX 221503 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1003 AM CDT SAT MAY 22 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 14Z...A LARGE BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATED THE EASTERN SEABOARD WITH A 1021MB HIGH AROUND THE TOBACCO ROAD REGION WITH THE RIDGE AXIS STRETCHING TO THE SOUTHWEST. A 5MB TO 6MB GRADIENT WAS OVER THE GULF WITH THE SFC PRESSURE OVER THE SPOT LOCATION AT 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... 15Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... E 9KT 250FT... E 10KT 500FT... E 10KT 1KFT... SE 10KT 2KFT... SE 11KT 3KFT...SSE 11KT 4KFT...SSE 11KT 5KFT... SE 12KT MAX WIND...282/43KT 46.5KFT. DRY LAPSE RATE FROM SFC TO 1200FT...INVERSION FROM 1200 TO 2700...MOIST LAPSE RATE ABV 2700FT. P.W. 1.32 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 221451Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM FEW013 29/24 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02890239 51012 TSNO METAR KGAO 221442Z AUTO 12006KT CLR 30/23 A3004 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 221445Z 17006KT 10SM SCT025 SCT035 BKN046 29/22 A3005 METAR KIPN 221455Z AUTO 11013KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 221455Z AUTO 15007KT 8SM FEW015 28/24 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 221455Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM 29/25 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 221455Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM FEW014 FEW027 SCT031 28/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 221455Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A3004 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT020-025 SCT030-050... LCL MVFR CIGS BKN018-030.. ISLTD SHRA ALONG SOUTHSHORE MARINE AREA BTW 27-30N/87-90W...VFR FEW010-020 FEW040 KHUM 221120Z 2212/2312 16006KT P6SM SCT030 KHSA 221332Z 2214/2312 17006KT P6SM SCT025 SCT035 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...ISLTD LIGHT SHRA OVER THE SOUTHSHORE AND COASTAL PARISHES WERE ALL BUT DISSPATED AT 0945 CDT. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE THE LATER THIS MORNING WITH RADAR CLEAR BEFORE NOON CDT. NO LTGNG DETECTED OVER GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.41 FT AT 0939 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.97 1500 CDT. WYCM6 1.55 FT AT 0931 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.88 1200 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 81.1F .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........15 15 29 29 29 29 29 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............82 82 83 83 83 83 83 83 RH..............77 75 74 72 72 71 71 72 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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 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 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.06/LIX