FNUS74 KLIX 261902 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 202 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1400 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 35-40NM SOUTHWEST OF SOUTHWEST PASS MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. ISOLATED TSTM 10-15NM SOUTH OF HORN ISLAND MOVING SOUTH 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... 19Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...E 3KT 250FT...E 3KT 500FT...E 3KT 1KFT...E 3KT 2KFT...E 3KT 3KFT...NE 4KT 4KFT...NE 5KT 5KFT...NE 6KT MAX WIND...284/42KT 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 261851Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02830217 TSNO METAR KGAO 261843Z AUTO 13007KT TS SCT004 BKN021 OVC038 26/21 A2998 RMK AO2 P0010 LTG DSNT ALQS METAR KHSA 261851Z 00000KT 10SM SCT040 SCT060 31/18 A2994 METAR KIPN 261855Z AUTO 04007KT 10SM FEW024 29/21 A2995 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 261855Z AUTO VRB05KT 9SM CLR 28/22 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 261855Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM 30/23 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 261855Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM CLR 26/19 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 261855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A2996 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT/BKN100. SCT TSTMS 19-21Z. LGT NE WND XCP G40KT NR TSRA. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...SCT020 SCT100. ISO TSTMS 19-21Z. 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 1400 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 35-40 NM SOUTHWEST OF SOUTHWEST PASS MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. ISOLATED TSTM 10-15NM SOUTH OF HORN ISLAND MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.10 FT AT 1400 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.05 FT AT 1900 CDT. WYCM6 1.82 FT AT 1400 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.21 FT AT 2200 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 82.4F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........35 35 38 38 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 80 80 80 RH..............74 74 72 72 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 3.5 2.6 2.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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..............71 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 72 72 72 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)...2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 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..............74 74 76 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 74 74 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)...1.8 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.3 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 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............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.14/LIX