FNUS74 KLIX 251506 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1006 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 0900 CDT...A WEAK 1016MB HIGH PRES RIDGE WAS DEVLPG FM UPPER FL COAST TO A 1016MB HIGH NR 28N/89.5W. A 1014MB TROF WAS ORIENTED ALG THE N-CNTRL COAST THRU SE LA TO S OF MOBILE BAY. A 1013MB TROF WAS ORIENTED N-S ALG FL COAST W OF KTPA. 3MB GRADIENT E GLFMEX BTWN RIDGE AND TROF...5MB GRADIENT BTWN N GLFMEX HIGH TO 1011MB ALG LWR TX COAST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1015MB. SCT STRONG STORMS OVR N-CNTRL MS WILL BE MOVG S TOWARDS THE GLFMEX THRUOUT THE DAY. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DVLP OVR LAND AREAS THIS AFTN. OUTFLOW FM THESE CLUSTERS LKLY TO INTERACT WITH LK/GLF BREEZE LATE THIS AFTN FOR PSBL INCRG STRONG TSTM COVERAGE DURG LT AFTN/EVE...MOVG INTO N GLFMEX OVRNGT. OUTFLOW GUSTS 35-45KT MAY BE PSBL OVR AND NR OPS AREA THIS EVE/OVRNGT. .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. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 14Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... W 1KT 250FT...WSW 2KT 500FT...WSW 3KT 1KFT...WNW 5KT 2KFT... N 8KT 3KFT...NNE 9KT 4KFT... NE 7KT 5KFT... NW 3KT MAX WIND...320/39KT 35.7FT. COND STABLE LAPSE SFC TO 13.2KFT...WARM LAPSE TO 16.6KFT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV 16.6KFT. MOIST TO 925MB/2600FT...V-SHAPED DRY ABV. P.W. 1.60 IN. CAPE 3607 J/KG. LI -8. DRY MICROBURST PROFILE. .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 251451Z AUTO 35007KT 7SM CLR 29/23 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02940233 51013 TSNO METAR KGAO 251443Z AUTO 36003KT CLR 30/22 A2998 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 251455Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2996 METAR KIPN 251455Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 251455Z AUTO 35007KT 8SM SCT016 BKN024 BKN032 29/25 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 251455Z AUTO 04008KT 10SM 29/24 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 251455Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 251455Z AUTO 34010KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A2996 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025-035. AFT 19Z ISOLD 1SM +TSRA BKN022CB G40KT. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR SCT070. AFT 03Z ISOLD-SCT 1SM TSRA BKN025CB G45KT. KHUM 251131Z 2512/2612 33007KT P6SM FEW060 TEMPO 2512/2514 4SM BR FM251500 35003KT P6SM FEW060 FM251800 18004KT P6SM FEW050 FM252000 18007KT P6SM VCTS BKN070CB PROB30 2521/2524 VRB25KT TSRA FM260000 18005KT P6SM BKN070CB FM260300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT070 BKN250 KHSA 251131Z 2512/2612 01002KT P6SM FEW250 FM251500 05004KT P6SM FEW250 FM251800 14006KT P6SM FEW030 SCT070 FM252000 15008KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN250 TEMPO 2522/2602 VRB25KT TSRA FM260300 05003KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 FM260900 00000KT P6SM SCT250= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESAY...MVFR BKN015-020...OCNL VFR SCT020. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA MAINLY AFT 02Z. LGT VRB WND XCP G45KT NR TSRA. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...VFR SCT015 BKN050..OCNL MVFR BKN015. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA MAINLY AFT 02Z. LGT NW WND XCP G45KT NR TSRA. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...VFR SCT025...OCNL MVFR BKN025. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA MAINLY AFT 02Z. LGT W-NW WND. .RADAR...AT 1000 CDT NO ECHOES WERE INDICATED IN OR NEAR THE OPS AREA. NO LGTNG WAS DETECTED OVR GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.75 FT AT 0939 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.19 FT AT 1756 CDT. WYCM6 2.45 FT AT 0939 CDT STEADY NEAR HIGH TIDE. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 82.2F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........28 28 45 45 45 45 43 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 RH..............78 78 77 77 77 79 79 79 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........F70.........S25............... SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 (%).........43 32 28 28 29 29 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 80 79 79 78 77 RH..............79 78 81 79 82 85 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 SE 4 E 3 E 3 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1800 1600 1600 1500 1400 MIX HGT (M).....550 550 490 490 460 430 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 10 SE 7 SE 7 E 5 E 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4 E 4 SE 3 SE 3 E 2 E 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM SM SM .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........29 29 41 41 47 47 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 77 78 80 80 80 RH..............80 77 75 70 69 69 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 3 E 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1700 1800 1800 2300 2100 MIX HGT (M).....430 520 550 550 700 640 TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 N 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 3 NE 3 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 N 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SM SM LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...JULIA RUTHFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100525.DEEPW.06/LIX