FNUS74 KLIX 261809 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 109 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1300 CDT...WK HIGH PRES ACRS GLF MEX RANGING FROM 1016MB IN NRN GLF TO 1013 ISN SRN GLF. AREA OF TSTMS EXTENDING ACROSS LOWER TERREBONNE...LOWER LAFOURCHE...AND LOWER JEFFERSON PARISHES...INCLUDING ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. ANOTHER CLUSTER OF TSTMS LOCATED 20-25NM SOUTHWEST OF SOUTHWEST PASS MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. NEARLY STATIONARY TSTM NEAR HOPEDALE. . .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... 18Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...VRB 2KT 250FT...VRB 2KT 500FT...VRB 2KT 1KFT...VRB 2KT 2KFT...VRB 2KT 3KFT...NE 2KT 4KFT...NE 3KT 5KFT...NE 4KT MAX WIND...278/41KT 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 261751Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02670217 10272 20244 58003 TSNO METAR KGAO 261803Z AUTO 10007KT TS CLR 29/20 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS METAR KHSA 261753Z 34003KT 10SM SCT039 SCT050 29/19 A2997 METAR KIPN 261755Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 27/20 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 261755Z AUTO 05005KT 9SM CLR 28/22 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 261755Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM 29/23 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 261755Z AUTO 03021G27KT 9SM SCT019 BKN024 OVC040 26/22 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 261755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN025 25/21 A2998 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT/BKN100. SCT TSTMS 18-20Z. LGT NE WND XCP G40KT NR TSRA. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...SCT020 SCT100. SCT TSTMS 18-20Z. LGT E WND XCP G40KT NR TSRA. KHUM 261739Z 2618/2718 02006KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 FM261900 02005KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB BKN050 TEMPO 2620/2624 VRB14G24KT 3SM TSRA BR FM270100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250 FM270800 00000KT P6SM SCT250 KHSA 261739Z 2618/2718 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 SCT045 FM261900 04005KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB TEMPO 2620/2623 VRB14G24KT TSRA FM270000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW070 SCT250 FM270800 00000KT P6SM SCT250= 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 1300 CDT AREA OF TSTMS EXTENDING ACROSS LOWER TERREBONNE...LOWER LAFOURCHE...AND LOWER JEFFERSON PARISHES...INCLUDING ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. ANOTHER CLUSTER OF TSTMS LOCATED 20-25 NM SOUTHWEST OF SOUTHWEST PASS MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. NEARLY STATIONARY TSTM NEAR HOPEDALE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.37 FT AT 1300 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.05 FT AT 1900 CDT. WYCM6 2.13 FT AT 1300 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.21 FT AT 2200 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 82.6F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........35 35 35 38 38 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 80 80 80 80 RH..............71 72 73 73 72 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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 E NE NE N N N N N N NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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 N N N N N NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 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.13/LIX