FNUS74 KLIX 271710 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1210 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1200 CDT...1015MB HIGH PRES CNTRD NR 28N/90W. 1011MB TROF ALG W FL CST. WK ELY WAVE NR 95W...MOVG W 7KT. 4MB GRADIENT HIGH TO FL TROF. 1MB GRADIENT HIGH TO ELY WAVE. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1014MB. VISIBLE SAT IMAGERY INDCTD A WEAKNG OUTFLOW BNDRY OVR THE SPILL LOCATION...MOVG S 10KT. NO SHWRS OR TSRA WITH THIS FEATURE. BRIEF G15-20KT MAY BE NOTED FM N. .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... 15Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...NW 10KT 250FT...NNW 10KT 500FT...NNW 10KT 1KFT...NW 12KT 2KFT...NW 11KT 3KFT...NE 8KT 4KFT...NE 6KT 5KFT...NNE 3KT MAX WIND...279/41KT 46KFT. DRY LAPSE SFC TO 5000FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV 5000FT. LT 5C DWPT DEP TO 6200FT...DRY TO 730MB...MOIST LAYER 730-650MB...V-SHAPED DRY ABV 650MB. LI -5...SBCAPE 2604 J/KG...P.W. 1.35 IN. WET MICROBURST PROFILE. FCST /30R75/ STORM MOTION 018/05KT. .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 271651Z AUTO VRB04KT 9SM CLR 30/23 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 T03000228 TSNO METAR KGAO 271703Z AUTO 36005KT CLR 31/21 A2993 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 271650Z 01006KT 10SM SCT050 30/18 A2992 METAR KIPN 271700Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A2992 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 271655Z AUTO 04009KT 8SM CLR 27/22 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 271655Z AUTO 01008KT 10SM 29/22 A2994 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 271655Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2995 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 271655Z AUTO 01007KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2992 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030/BKN200. LGT VRB WND...AFT 17Z SCT CIGS BKN025CB VSBY 1SM +TSRA G35KT. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...FEW020 SCT100. LGT NLY WND...BRIEF G15-20KT TIL 18Z. 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 1200 CDT NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED OVER N-CNTRL GLFMEX. NO LGTNG WAS DETECTED NEAR THE SPOT LOCATION. LGTNG WAS DETECTED IN THE GLFMEX 209NM SW AND 350NM W OF SPILL LOCATION OFF THE COAST OF GALVESTON TX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.91 FT AT 1141 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.14 FT AT 1913 CDT. WYCM6 2.46 FT AT 1141 CDT FALLING OFF HIGH TIDE. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 82.4F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........36 35 35 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 80 80 RH..............77 78 80 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 3500 3500 MIX HGT (M).....980 1070 1070 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 7 N 8 N 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 3 N 4 N 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 CEILINGS........20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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............79 80 80 80 80 80 RH..............85 82 81 74 70 71 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..............73 78 77 77 77 77 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. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...JULIA RUTHFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100527.DEEPW.09/LIX