FNUS74 KLIX 301706 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1206 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1200 CDT...A 1011MB TROF WAS WEAKNG ALG THE LA AND S OF THE MS CST...NRLY STNRY. AN UPPER LVL LOW PRES SYS CONTS TO SPIN OVR THE LWR MS VALLEY. 1014MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/90W. 2MB PRES GRADIENT N GLFMEX...HIGH TO TROF. 3MB GRADIENT WRN GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1011MB LWR TX CST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION IS 1012MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...5% CHC SVR DURG AFTN HRS OVER LAND...5% CHC SVR OVR GLFMEX EVE/NIGHT. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 16Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SW 5KT 250FT... S 8KT 500FT... S 9KT 1KFT... S 10KT 2KFT... S 12KT 3KFT... S 11KT 4KFT... SW 9KT 5KFT... S 9KT MAX WIND...271/75KT 40.6KFT. DRY LAPSE SFC TO 4300FT...WARM LAPSE TO 5700FT. PSEUDO ABV 5700FT. INV-V TO 885MB...V-DRY ABV. LI -4. SBCAPE 1327 J/KG. P.W. 1.55 IN. 30R75 STM MOTION 255/9KT. .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 301651Z AUTO 21016G22KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP125 T02500211 TSNO METAR KGAO 301643Z AUTO 05004KT VCTS CLR 26/23 A2989 RMK AO2 P0026 LTG DSNT ALQS METAR KHSA 301655Z 10003KT 7SM SCT016 SCT029 BKN075 22/21 A2988 METAR KIPN 301700Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2992 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 301655Z AUTO 21008KT 9SM FEW025 FEW038 31/23 A2991 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 301655Z AUTO VRB05G10KT 10SM 28/24 A2989 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 301655Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM SCT027 SCT033 29/22 A2991 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 301550Z AUTO 34009KT 2SM HZ FEW003 SCT031 BKN043 25/21 A2991 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT-BKN035...SCT 2SM TSRA BKN020CB G40KT TOPS 450. AFT 01Z VFR FEW040 BKN100. AFT 04Z VFR CAVOK...LCL MVFR 4-6SM BR AFT 09Z. MARINE AREAS...BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR SCT020...SCT MVFR 3SM SHRA BKN020CB G25KT TOPS 350. AFT 22Z...VFR SCT030 ISOLD MVFR 1SM TSRA BKN025CB G30KT TOPS 450. KHUM 301129Z 3012/3112 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM301400 18004KT P6SM FEW030CB FM301700 19007KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB TEMPO 3019/3023 VRB15G25KT 2SM TSRA BKN025CB FM302300 18004KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB FM310300 VRB03KT 6SM BR SKC KHSA 301636Z 3017/3112 17005KT P6SM VCTS BKN030CB TEMPO 3017/3021 VRB15G25KT 2SM TSRA BKN015CB FM310100 15003KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB FM310400 VRB02KT P6SM BKN250= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MON...VFR SCT015...SCT TSRA. LGT SW WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR TUE...VFR SCT035...ISOLD TSRA. LGT S WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR WED...VFR SCT030...SCT TSRA. LGT W WND. .RADAR...AT 1200 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHN 40NM OF SPILL LOCATION. SCT-NUMRS TSTMS WITHIN 20NM OF LA CST...MOVG E 10KT. OCNL-FQT LGTNG THESE CELLS. CLOSEST LGTNG TO SPILL LOCATION...76NM WNW...W OF SOUTHWEST PASS OF MS RVR. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.05 FT AT 1141 CDT FALLING OFF HIGH TIDE. WYCM6 2.88 FT AT 1141 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.46 FT AT 1255 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 83.1F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........51 55 55 55 55 55 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 84 84 84 84 83 RH..............70 67 67 67 67 70 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 4 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 30 30 30 30 CEILINGS........S30................... SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........55 48 48 48 56 56 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 82 80 79 79 79 RH..............70 72 74 77 77 78 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 5 SE 8 SE 9 SE 8 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 2600 2400 2400 2400 2200 MIX HGT (M).....820 790 730 730 730 670 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 6 S 3 S 3 SE 8 S 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 4 SW 3 S 1 S 1 SE 4 S 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 50 50 SEAS............2 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM LC LC .MEMORIAL DAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........56 36 36 36 46 46 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 80 82 82 83 83 RH..............78 76 71 69 67 67 20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 4 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2400 2600 2600 2700 2700 MIX HGT (M).....670 730 790 790 820 820 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 40 40 40 30 30 SEAS............1 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...JULIA RUTHFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100530.DEEPW.08/LIX