FNUS74 KLIX 282219 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 519 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1700 CDT...THERE WAS A RATHER WEAK 4 MB GRADIENT ACROSS THE GLFMEX...1008MB OVR FL BIG BEND TO 1012MB NEAR THE LWR TX CST. THIS IS LEADING TO VERY LIGHT NW-W WINDS. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION IS 1009MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON SVR TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...5% CHC SVR DURG AFTN HRS OVER LAND...5% CHC SVR OVR GLFMEX EVE/NIGHT. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 22Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... S 9KT 250FT... S 13KT 500FT...SSW 13KT 1KFT...SSW 14KT 2KFT...WSW 8KT 3KFT...WNW 11KT 4KFT... NW 12KT 5KFT... NW 15KT MAX WIND...274/62KT 40.3KFT. DRY LAPSE SFC TO 1300FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV 1300FT. ENTIRE COLUMN IS DRY P.W. 1.19". .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 282151Z AUTO 24006KT 8SM CLR 29/22 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP088 T02940222 TSNO METAR KGAO 282203Z AUTO 20006KT CLR 30/21 A2980 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW PWINO METAR KHSA 282155Z 26005KT 10SM SCT060 BKN080 31/19 A2976 METAR KIPN 282200Z AUTO 28011KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A2980 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 282155Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 32/23 A2982 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 282155Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM 29/22 A2981 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 282155Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A2982 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 282155Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A2979 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT035. LGT VRB WND. CHC TSRA G30KT. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR CAVU. BTWN 06Z-12Z CHC BKN020CB OUTFLW G25KT SHRA/TSRA. KHUM 281929Z 2819/2918 VRB04KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB TEMPO 2820/2822 VRB12G20KT 5SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM282300 23005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM290300 26003KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250 FM290700 00000KT 5SM BR SCT250 FM291400 33004KT P6SM SCT030 KHSA 281740Z 2818/2918 01005KT P6SM SCT050 FM282000 28007KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 SCT070 TEMPO 2822/2824 VRB20G30KT 3SM TSRA BKN040CB FM290100 32003KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250 FM291400 36004KT P6SM SCT030= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...MVFR BKN020...OCNL SCT020. ISOLD TSRA. NW WND 10KT XCP G40KT NR TSRA. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...MVFR SCT-BKN018 BKN-OVC030 SCT TSRA. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...VFR SCT030...SCT TSRA. .RADAR...AT 1700 CDT...SCT TSTMS OVER MUCH OF SE LA AND THE SRN HALF OF MS IS MOVG TO THE SOUTH TWRDS THE NRN GULF. SOME ACTIVITY HAS ALREADY MOVED OFF THE MS AND LA COAST BUT CURRENTLY AND FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT HOUR THE OPERATIONS OVER THE OIL SPILL SITE SHOULD BE VOID OF ANY TSRA ACTIVITY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.82 FT AT 1527 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.05 FT AT 1958 CDT. WYCM6 1.61 FT AT 1542 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.15 FT AT 0014 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 84.6F TIME (CDT) 5PM SKY (%).........45 WEATHER COV.....ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............81 RH..............72 20 FT WIND DIR..W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 SEAS............2 SEA STATE.......LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 37 37 37 46 46 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 81 81 81 81 81 RH..............72 72 74 77 77 74 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 W 6 W 7 W 8 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....M M M M M M MIX HGT (M).....M M M M M M TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9 NW 8 NW 7 NW 7 W 7 NW 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 4 NW 4 NW 3 NW 3 W 3 NW 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC CH LC .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 43 43 43 54 54 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 81 81 82 82 82 RH..............77 77 77 72 71 71 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 6 N 4 SE 3 S 4 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....M M M M M M MIX HGT (M).....M M M M M M TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8 NW 9 W 8 W 8 SW 7 SW 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 4 NW 4 W 4 W 4 SW 3 SW 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...JULIA OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100528.DEEPW.12/LIX