FNUS74 KLIX 230010 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 710 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 00Z...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 LIGHT 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... 00Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... E 9KT 250FT... E 11KT 500FT... E 12KT 1KFT... E 11KT 2KFT...ESE 5KT 3KFT...SSE 6KT 4KFT... S 9KT 5KFT... S 16KT MAX WIND...291/38KT 40.3KFT. DRY LAPSE RATE FROM SFC TO 1800FT...MOIST LAPSE RATE ABV 1800FT. P.W. 1.26 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 222351Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02830228 10306 20283 56005 TSNO METAR KGAO 230002Z AUTO 12007KT BKN023 BKN029 29/23 A2997 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 222351Z 16006KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2997 METAR KIPN 222355Z AUTO 08011KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 222355Z AUTO 12011KT 8SM CLR 27/24 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 222355Z AUTO 14016KT 10SM 30/24 A2996 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 222355Z AUTO 13011KT 10SM SCT017 SCT025 27/24 A2999 METAR KDLP 222355Z AUTO 16007G13KT 10SM FEW016 29/24 A2998 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...MOSTLY VFR SCT025 SCT/BKN035...ISOLD MVFR CIGS BKN025 MARINE AREA BTW 27-30N/87-90W...VFR FEW/SCT 015-025 KHUM 222321Z 2300/2324 16006KT P6SM SCT030 FM230200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM231400 14007KT P6SM SCT030 KHSA 222321Z 2300/2324 16006KT P6SM SCT030 FM230200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM231600 15008KT P6SM SCT030 AMD NOT SKED AFT 230200= 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 CENTRAL GULF COAST AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.10 FT AT 1855 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.59 AT 0700 CDT. WYCM6 1.26 FT AT 1855 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 1.10 AT 2100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 82.8F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 80 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 RH..............76 81 82 84 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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.14/LIX