FNUS74 KLIX 222315 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 615 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 23Z...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... 23Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... E 8KT 250FT... E 11KT 500FT... E 12KT 1KFT... E 11KT 2KFT...ESE 6KT 3KFT... SE 7KT 4KFT... SE 7KT 5KFT...SSE 13KT MAX WIND...299/35KT 46.0KFT. DRY LAPSE RATE FROM SFC TO 1900FT...MOIST LAPSE RATE ABV 1900FT. P.W. 1.29 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 222251Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 METAR KGAO 222302Z AUTO 12007KT SCT026 31/23 A2998 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 222251Z 17008KT 10SM SCT035 29/22 A2997 METAR KIPN 222255Z AUTO 09012KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 222255Z AUTO 12010KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 222255Z AUTO 13013KT 10SM 30/24 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 222255Z AUTO 13011KT 10SM SCT018 BKN024 27/24 A3000 METAR KDLP 222255Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A2998 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025 SCT/BKN035... 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...NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER THE NORTH GULF AND CENTRAL GULF COAST AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.08 FT AT 1755 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.59 AT 0700 CDT. WYCM6 1.28 FT AT 1755 CDT RISING...LOW TIDE 1.00 AT 2100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 82.9F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........29 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............82 81 80 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 RH..............74 76 81 82 84 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..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 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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/22 REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100522.DEEPW.13/LIX