FNUS74 KLIX 222221 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 521 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 22Z...BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE(1017MB) WAS NOTED ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN AND NORTHCENTRAL GULF WITH MUCH LOWER PRESSURE ALONG THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES. THIS IS PROVIDING A PERSISTENT YET WEAK ONSHORE FLOW. THE SFC PRESSURE OVER THE SPOT LOCATION WAS AT 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... 22Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... E 8KT 250FT... E 10KT 500FT... E 11KT 1KFT... E 9KT 2KFT...ESE 4KT 3KFT... SE 3KT 4KFT... SE 3KT 5KFT...SSE 8KT MAX WIND...290/39KT 46.0KFT. DRY LAPSE RATE FROM SFC TO 1900FT...MOIST LAPSE RATE ABV 1900FT. P.W. 1.34 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 222151Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM FEW028 28/22 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02830222 TSNO METAR KGAO 222202Z AUTO 13008KT SCT026 SCT031 31/23 A2998 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 222151Z 14007KT 10SM SCT027 SCT032 31/23 A2997 METAR KIPN 222150Z AUTO 09011KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 222155Z AUTO 12011KT 8SM CLR 28/23 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 222155Z AUTO 13011KT 10SM 30/24 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 222155Z AUTO 13011KT 10SM FEW017 28/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 222155Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A2998 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT 020-030 SCT/BKN 032-045... MARINE AREA BTW 27-30N/87-90W...VFR FEW/SCT 015-025 KHUM 221743Z 2218/2318 18006KT P6SM FEW030 SCT050 FM230100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM231400 17007KT P6SM SCT030 KHSA 221743Z 2218/2318 17006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM230000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 FM230300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY.....VFR FEW/SCT030. LGT ESE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY.....VFR FEW/SCT020 SCT/BKN040. LGT W WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY....VFR/MVFR SCT/BKN020. LGT W WND. .RADAR...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...OTHERWISE THERE WAS NO PRECIPITATION DETECTED ELSEWHERE OVER THE NORTH GULF AND GULF COAST AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.99 FT AT 1655 CDT FALLING...HIGH TIDE 1.59 AT 0700 CDT. WYCM6 1.20 FT AT 1655 CDT RISING...LOW TIDE 1.00 AT 2100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 82.9F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........29 29 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............82 82 81 80 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 RH..............72 74 76 81 82 84 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC 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......SE 4 SE 5 E 6 E 7 E 8 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1300 1700 1700 1800 1900 MIX HGT (M).....370 400 520 520 550 580 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 E 8 E 13 E 13 E 14 E 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 3 E 4 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 SEAS............3 3 3 3 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC CH LC .SUNDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........30 28 28 32 35 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 80 79 79 79 79 RH..............72 77 79 79 79 79 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 5 E 5 E 4 E 3 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1800 1400 1400 1200 1300 MIX HGT (M).....580 550 430 430 370 400 TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 E 6 S 3 S 3 W 2 NW 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4 E 3 S 1 S 1 W 1 NW 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC SM SM $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100522.DEEPW.12/LIX