FNUS74 KLIX 252313 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 613 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1800 CDT...WK HIGH PRSR OF 1014MB EXPNDNG AND CNTRD NR 28N/89W. WK TROF OF LOW PRES ALNG ERN GLF MEX. 3MB GRADIENT ACROSS E GLFMEX FROM 1012MB ALG SW FL PEN TO HIGH. 2MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX FM HIGH TO 1012MB ALG TX COAST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1014MB. SCT STRONG STORMS OVR N GLFMEX THRU CHANDELEUR AND BRENTON SOUNDS MOVG S 18KT. 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 12KT 250FT... E 12KT 500FT... E 13KT 1KFT... E 17KT 2KFT... E 13KT 3KFT... ENE10KT 4KFT... NE 11KT 5KFT...NNE 12KT MAX WIND...313/33KT 36.5FT. DRY LAPSE SFC TO 1300FT...LAPSE ABV 1500FT. .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 252251Z AUTO 10008KT 5SM HZ CLR 29/22 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02940222 TSNO METAR KGAO 252303Z AUTO 31006KT CLR 28/21 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S PWINO METAR KHSA 252251Z 34003KT 7SM BKN120 24/21 A2996 METAR KIPN 252250Z AUTO 08013KT 10SM SCT018 27/24 A2992 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 252255Z AUTO 10004KT 6SM HZ CLR 29/24 A2992 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 252255Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM 30/24 A2991 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 252255Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 252255Z AUTO 11012KT 6SM HZ CLR 29/25 A2992 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 1800 CDT TSTMS IN SRN CHANDELEUR AND BRENTON SOUNDS ...MOVG S 18KT. 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 0.51 FT AT 1800 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.19 FT AT 1756 CDT. WYCM6 0.70 FT AT 1800 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 FT AT 2058 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 82.9F. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........34 40 40 40 39 39 39 39 39 39 36 36 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 80 80 79 79 79 79 78 78 78 77 77 RH..............77 79 78 81 81 79 79 82 82 82 85 83 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...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)....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.E E E E E E E E E E NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 15 15 15 13 13 13 8 8 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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.14/LIX