FNUS74 KLIX 252226 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 526 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1700 CDT...WK HIGH PRSR BRKNG DWN A WK TROF OF LOW PRES THAT WAS ALG THE IMMEDIATE COAST FM THE BILOXI MARSHES EWD TO NR KAQQ FL. THE WEAK 1014MB HIGH WAS CNTRD NR 29N/88W. 3MB GRADIENT ACROSS E GLFMEX FROM 1013MB ALG SW FL PEN TO HIGH. 3MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX FM HIGH TO 1012MB ALG TX COAST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1014MB. SCT STRONG STORMS OVR N GLFMEX NR CHANDELEUR SOUND MOVG S 13KT. OUFLOW FROM THESE STORMS...SHOULD THEY PERSIST...WILL REACH VCNTY SPILL LOCATION BETWEEN 2000 AND 2100 CDT. GUSTS 35-45KT WILL BE PSBL FM THESE STORMS OVER WATER THIS EVNG IF STORMS CONTINUE. .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... 22Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... E 11KT 250FT... E 12KT 500FT... E 13KT 1KFT... E 16KT 2KFT... E 12KT 3KFT... ENE 9KT 4KFT... NE 10KT 5KFT...NNE 10KT MAX WIND...313/33KT 40.3FT. DRY LAPSE SFC TO 1800FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV 2500FT. .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 252151Z AUTO 11008KT 4SM HZ CLR 31/24 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP133 T03110244 TSNO METAR KGAO 252203Z AUTO 25007KT CLR 32/22 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N PWINO METAR KHSA 252151Z 00000KT 7SM BKN080 24/21 A2994 METAR KIPN 252215Z AUTO 07011KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2992 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 252215Z AUTO 08005KT 5SM HZ CLR 28/25 A2992 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 252215Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM 30/23 A2992 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 252215Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A2992 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 252215Z AUTO 11008KT 9SM CLR 30/24 A2991 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025-035...SCT 1SM +TSRA BKN022CB G50KT A150. AFT 23Z VFR BKN-OVC100...ISOLD SHRA...BECMG VFR CAVOK AFT 04Z...AREAS MVFR VSBY 2-4SM BR TIL 14Z. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR SCT070. AFT 02Z SCT 1SM +TSRA BKN025CB G45KT. KHUM 251738Z 2518/2618 36005KT P6SM FEW100 FM252100 07008KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB TEMPO 2523/2603 VRB14G23KT TSRA FM260500 07002KT P6SM SCT250 FM261400 04004KT P6SM SCT040 KHSA 251738Z 2518/2618 12007KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN060 TEMPO 2519/2523 VRB14G23KT TSRA FM260100 05002KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 2610/2613 5SM BR FM261400 05004KT P6SM SCT040= 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 1700 CDT TSTMS WERE ENTERING THE CHANDELEUR SOUND...MOVG S 15KT. IF THE CLUSTER OF STORMS MAINTAINS INTEGRITY DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS...OUTFLOW GUSTS 35 TO 40KT MAY REACH THE OPS AREA BETWEEN 8 PM AND 9 PM THIS EVENING. NO ECHOES OR LGTNG WAS DETECTED OVER THE OPS AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.40 FT AT 1705 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.19 FT AT 1756 CDT. WYCM6 0.83 FT AT 1705 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 FT AT 2058 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 82.9F. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........M 34 40 40 40 39 39 39 39 39 39 36 36 WEATHER COV.....M SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....M TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M 81 80 80 79 79 79 79 78 78 78 77 77 RH..............M 77 79 78 81 81 79 79 82 82 82 85 83 20 FT WIND DIR..M E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..M 5 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.M 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...M 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 3.7 3.7 MIX HGT (KM)....M 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.M E E E E E E E E E E NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.M 10 15 15 15 13 13 13 8 8 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).M 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............M 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......M LC CH CH CH CH CH CH LC LC LC LC LC .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........36 31 32 32 35 38 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............77 77 78 80 80 80 RH..............80 77 75 70 69 69 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 7 E 7 E 7 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 3800 4200 4200 4000 3300 MIX HGT (M).....1130 1160 1280 1280 1220 1010 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8 NE 5 N 10 N 10 NE 10 NE 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 4 NE 2 N 4 N 4 NE 4 NE 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........38 42 41 41 37 37 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 79 79 79 79 79 RH..............69 72 72 72 72 72 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 5 N 4 N 5 N 5 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 2800 2400 2400 1800 1500 MIX HGT (M).....1010 850 730 730 550 460 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 9 E 7 NE 5 NE 5 NW 3 NW 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 4 E 3 NE 2 NE 2 NW 1 NW 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...JULIA RUTHFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100525.DEEPW.13/LIX