FNUS74 KLIX 271507 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1007 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 SYNOPSIS...AT 1000 CDT...1014MB HIGH PRES CNTRD NR 28N/90W. 1011MB TROF ALG W FL CST FROM APALACHEE BAY TO KFMY. WK ELY WAVE NR 94W...MOVG W 7KT. 3MB GRADIENT HIGH TO FL TROF. 1MB GRADIENT HIGH TO ELY WAVE. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1014MB. VISIBLE SAT IMAGERY INDCTD AN OUTFLOW BNDRY MOVG S 10KT FM LWR CHANDELEURS TO 20NM N TAMPA BAY. ISOLD SHRA INDICATED ALG THIS OUTFLOW...DECRG COVERAGE. CURRENT TRENDS...ETA SPILL LOCATION ABT 1100CDT. A CLUSTER OF SRHA W OF 29N/87W WAS TRAVERSING WWD ALG THIS OUTFLOW BNDRY BUT WKNG. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON SVR TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS...5% CHC SVR DURG AFTN HRS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 14Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...NW 7KT 250FT...NW 7KT 500FT...NW 8KT 1KFT...NW 11KT 2KFT...NW 9KT 3KFT...NE 9KT 4KFT...NE 7KT 5KFT...NE 4KT MAX WIND...278/44KT 46KFT. DRY LAPSE SFC TO 6100FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV 6100FT. LT 5C DWPT DEP TO 5800FT...DRY TO 720MB...MOIST LAYER 720-630MB...V-SHAPED DRY ABV 630MB. LI -5...SBCAPE 2291 J/KG...P.W. 1.32 IN. WET MICROBURST PROFILE. FCST /30R75/ STORM MOTION 025/05KT. .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 271451Z AUTO 35005KT 8SM CLR 28/23 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02830233 50004 TSNO METAR KGAO 271503Z AUTO 36007KT CLR 28/23 A2994 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 271451Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/19 A2993 METAR KIPN 271455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW021 30/22 A2992 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 271455Z AUTO 03006KT 8SM FEW020 27/22 A2994 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 271455Z AUTO 36008KT 10SM 28/22 A2995 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 271455Z AUTO 02009KT 10SM FEW023 27/22 A2995 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 271455Z AUTO 01009KT 9SM CLR 27/24 A2993 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030/BKN200. LGT VRB WND...AFT 17Z CHC CIGS BKN035CB VSBY 1SM +TSRA G35KT. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...FEW020 SCT100. LGT NLY WND. KHUM 271120Z 2712/2812 36003KT P6SM FEW020 FEW250 TEMPO 2712/2714 4SM BR FM271500 01005KT P6SM SCT020 FM271800 01005KT P6SM SCT035CB SCT250 FM272100 15006KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN250 FM280300 21005KT P6SM FEW060 BKN250 FM280600 27005KT P6SM SKC KHSA 271257Z 2713/2812 36004KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 2713/2714 5SM BR FM271500 35005KT P6SM SCT025 FM271900 22007KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB SCT250 FM280200 32002KT P6SM FEW070 BKN250 FM280600 32002KT P6SM SKC= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...VFR SCT020...OCNL MVFR BKN020 ISOLD TSRA. LGT W-NW WND XCP G40KT NR TSRA. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...MVFR BKN020...OCNL SCT020. ISOLD TSRA. NW WND 10KT XCP G40KT NR TSRA. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...VFR BKN-OVC030...SCT TSRA. .RADAR...AT 1000 CDT SHWRS WERE DISPTG ALG THE ERN FRINGE OF MOUTH OF THE MS RIVER...MOVG S 15KT. NO OTHER ECHOES WERE DETECTED. LGTNG WAS NO LONGER DETECTED OVER THE GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.21 FT AT 0938 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.17 FT AT 1913 CDT. WYCM6 2.33 FT AT 0954 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.57 FT AT 1039 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 81.7F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........36 36 36 35 35 35 35 35 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 RH..............72 72 72 72 72 72 69 69 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CEILINGS........S25 B25....S30................ SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........35 35 39 39 46 44 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............80 80 80 80 80 80 RH..............69 69 72 74 74 77 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 5 W 7 W 10 W 11 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 3000 2400 2400 1900 1900 MIX HGT (M).....1070 910 730 730 580 580 TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 9 N 9 N 9 N 9 NW 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 N 4 N 4 N 4 N 4 NW 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC CH CH CH CH .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........44 40 40 40 50 50 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 80 81 81 81 81 RH..............77 77 77 77 77 76 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 2200 2800 2800 3200 3200 MIX HGT (M).....580 670 850 850 980 980 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12 NW 13 NW 14 NW 14 NW 13 N 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 N 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MEMORIAL DAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. 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