FNUS74 KLIX 261612 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1112 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1100 CDT...WK HIGH PRES ACRS GLF MEX RANGING FROM 1016MB IN NRN GLF TO 1012 ISN SRN GLF. CLUSTER OF TSTMS ABOUT 10 NM EAST OF GRAND ISLE MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. OTHER ISOLATED TSTMS ABOUT 30NM SOUTH OF PORT FOURCHON MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. A THIRD AREA OF TSTMS EXTENDING FROM 10 NM EAST OF CHANDELEUR ISLANDS SOUTH TO ABOUT 25 NM MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTH PASS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS AREA OF TSTMS MOVING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 10 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... 16Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...E 2KT 250FT...E 2KT 500FT...E 2KT 1KFT...E 2KT 2KFT...E 3KT 3KFT...ENE 3KT 4KFT...NE 4KT 5KFT...NNE 6KT MAX WIND...265/41KT 47KFT. DRY LAPSE SFC TO 10500FT...MOIST LAPSE ABV 10500FT. .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 261551Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM FEW085 27/21 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02720211 TSNO METAR KGAO 261603Z AUTO 00000KT TS SCT019 BKN026 26/23 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E THRU SW METAR KHSA 261550Z 00000KT 10SM SCT026 27/21 A2999 METAR KIPN 261555Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM FEW022 29/21 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 261555Z AUTO 09003KT 9SM CLR 28/21 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 261555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 29/24 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 261555Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM FEW003 FEW030 FEW039 27/23 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 261555Z AUTO 08014KT 9SM SCT085 SCT100 25/22 A2999 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT/BKN100. ISO TSTMS 16-20Z. LGT E WND XCP G40KT NR TSRA. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...SCT020 SCT100. SCT TSTMS 16-18Z. LGT E WND XCP G40KT NR TSRA. KHUM 261123Z 2612/2712 07005KT P6SM VCTS SCT017CB TEMPO 2612/2614 VRB20KT 4SM TSRA BKN017CB FM261400 04005KT P6SM SCT020CB SCT250 FM261800 VRB05KT P6SM SCT040CB SCT250 FM262100 10006KT P6SM BKN060CB FM270600 29003KT P6SM SCT060 SCT250 FM270900 33004KT P6SM FEW070 SCT250 KHSA 261123Z 2612/2712 01005KT P6SM FEW250 FM261500 05004KT P6SM SCT030 FM261700 09008KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB FM262000 11008KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB TEMPO 2620/2624 VRB25KT TSRA FM270100 13005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM270600 26004KT P6SM SCT250 FM271000 34003KT P6SM FEW250= 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 1100 CDT CLUSTER OF TSTMS ABOUT 10 NM EAST OF GRAND ISLE MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. OTHER ISOLATED TSTMS ABOUT 30NM SOUTH OF PORT FOURCHON MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. A THIRD AREA OF TSTMS EXTENDING FROM 10 NM EAST OF CHANDELEUR ISLANDS SOUTH TO ABOUT 25 NM MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTH PASS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS AREA OF TSTMS MOVING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.77 FT AT 1100 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.05 FT AT 1900 CDT. WYCM6 2.48 FT AT 1100 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.21 FT AT 2200 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 82.0F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........32 32 35 35 35 38 38 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 80 80 80 80 80 80 RH..............70 72 71 72 73 73 72 20 FT WIND DIR..E NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC SM SM SM 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.11/LIX