FNUS74 KLIX 261111 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 611 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 0500 CDT...WK HIGH PRES ACRS GLF MEX RANGING FROM 1014MB IN NRN GLF TO 1011 ISN SRN GLF. ISO TSTM ABOUT 60 NM OFFSHORE AND ABOUT 24 NM NORTHWEST OF SPILL SITE DRIFTING SOUTHWEST TOWARD SPILL SITE. RAPID THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER LOWER TERREBONNE AND TERREBONNE/TIMBALIER BAY. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NEAR PORT FOURCHON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DRIFTING TO THE SOUTH AT 5 KNOTS . .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... 11Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...ENE 6KT 250FT...ENE 5KT 500FT...ENE 5KT 1KFT...ENE 4KT 2KFT...NE 4KT 3KFT...E 5KT 4KFT...E 5KT 5KFT...N 8KT MAX WIND...280/34KT 46KFT. DRY LAPSE SFC TO 1200FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV 1200FT. .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 261051Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 24/22 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02440222 TSNO METAR KGAO 261103Z AUTO 31004KT VCTS 25/23 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW METAR KHSA 260155Z 07003KT 10 SM SC120 22/19 A2996 METAR KIPN 261055Z AUTO 08010KT 10SM FEW024 26/21 A2992 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 261055Z AUTO 14009KT 8SM FEW020 27/23 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 261055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 27/22 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 261055Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2994 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 261055Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A2993 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...MVFR SCT/BKN020 11-14Z...VFR SCT/BKN100 AFTER 14Z. SCT TSTMS 11-15Z. LGT VRB WND XCP G40KT NR TSRA. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...SCT020 SCT100. SCT TSTMS 11-15Z. LGT E WND XCP G40KT NR TSRA. KHUM 261050Z 2611/2706 07005KT P6SM VCTS SCT017CB FM261400 04005KT P6SM SCT020CB SCT250 FM261800 VRB05KT P6SM SCT040CB SCT250 FM262100 10006KT P6SM BKN060CB KHSA 260520Z 2606/2706 00000KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 2610/2613 4SM BR FM261400 06004KT P6SM SCT030 FM261800 13007KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB TEMPO 2619/2623 VRB15G25KT 2SM TSRA BKN025CB AMD NOT SKED= 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 XCP G45KT NR TSRA AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...VFR SCT025...OCNL MVFR BKN025. SCTRD SHRA/TSRA MAINLY AFT 02Z. NW WND 10KT XCP G45KT NR TSRA. .RADAR...AT 0600 CDT ISO TSTM ABOUT 24 NM NORTHWEST OF SPILL SITE DRIFTING SOUTHWEST TOWARD SPILL SITE AT 10 KNOTS. OTHER TSTMS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER TIMBALIER AND TERREBONNE BAY AND ADJACENT LAND AREAS INCLUDING PORT FOURCHON. THESE TSTMS DRIFTING SOUTH AT 5 KNOTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.02 FT AT 0600 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.06 FT AT 0800 CDT. WYCM6 1.91 FT AT 0600 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.51 FT AT 1018 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 82.0F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........36 31 31 31 32 32 32 35 35 35 38 38 WEATHER COV.....SCH ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............77 77 77 78 78 79 80 80 80 80 80 80 RH..............82 82 82 79 79 77 74 74 74 73 73 72 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 6 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........38 42 42 42 41 41 41 37 37 37 37 37 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 RH..............70 73 73 72 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........37 36 36 36 36 36 36 35 35 35 35 35 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............79 79 79 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 RH..............69 69 69 69 71 71 73 73 73 73 72 71 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 8 8 13 13 13 10 10 10 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100526.DEEPW.07/LIX