FNUS74 KLIX 021716 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1216 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1200 CDT...GLF BREEZE FNT MOVG INLAND FM ATCHAFALAYA BAY TO VCNTY N.O. METRO AREA...MOVG NE 12KT. 1015MB HIGH RDGG ACRS N GLFMEX. SFC PRES AT SPOT LOCATION IS 1014MB. 1009MB ALG LWR TX CST. UPR LVL DISTRBNC MOVG OUT OF MEXICO AND LWR TX TO ENTER THE W GLFMEX TODAY...PROGRESSING ENE. SHWRS/TSTMS INCRSG OVR N GLFMEX ATTM...XPTD TO INCR IN CLUSTERS AND SQUALLS DURG THE DAY OVR MID-GLFMEX...SPRDG NE INTO OPS AREA. Q35-50KT PSBL THIS EVE THRU THU AM. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 15Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 7KT 250FT... SE 7KT 500FT...SSE 7KT 1KFT... S 8KT 2KFT... S 11KT 3KFT... SE 9KT 4KFT...SSE 4KT 5KFT... SW 6KT MAX WIND...253/34KT 40.8KFT. DRY LAPSE SFC TO 2400FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV 2400FT. INV-V 1C DEP TO 950MB/2000FT...V-DRY ABV. MOIST LYR 3C DEP 750-600MB. P.W. 1.74 IN. LI -5...SBCAPE 2013 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 235/05KT. .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 021651Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -RA CLR 24/23 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 P0003 T02440228 TSNO METAR KGAO 021703Z AUTO 15005KT TS 22/22 A2996 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED LTG DSNT ALQS METAR KHSA 021650Z 16006KT 7SM -RA SCT024 BKN090 28/25 A2991 METAR KIPN 021700Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A2993 RMK A01 P0001 METAR KMYT 021655Z AUTO 19012KT 9SM FEW022 FEW027 31/24 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 021655Z AUTO 15016KT 10SM 27/24 A2990 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 021655Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A2995 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 021655Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM FEW017 SCT024 OVC110 29/22 A2993 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...LA CST...MVFR OVC025...NMRS 1SM TSRA BKN022CB G25KT FQT LTGICCG TOPS 450. MS CST...VFR CAVOK...BEC AFT 19Z... MVFR BKN-OVC025...SCT 1-2SM TSRA BKN018CB TOPS 450...BECMG AFT 09Z NMRS...PSBL Q35-50KT. MARINE AREAS...BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...SCT025...AREAS MVFR BKN025... SCT TSRA G30KT TOPS 500...BECMG NMRS AFT 16Z. AFT 00Z SCT-NMRS 1SM +TSRA BKN018CB Q40KT TOPS 450. KHUM 021128Z 0212/0312 VRB03KT P6SM VCTS SCT020CB SCT250 TEMPO 0213/0215 5SM SHRA BKN025CB OVC200 FM021500 17006KT P6SM VCTS SCT027CB SCT250 TEMPO 0215/0218 VRB05G15KT 4SM SHRA BKN025CB OVC250 FM021800 16010KT P6SM VCSH SCT035CB SCT250 TEMPO 0220/0223 TSRA BKN040CB FM030200 13007KT P6SM VCSH BKN025CB TEMPO 0307/0311 3SM SHRA OVC020CB KHSA 021128Z 0212/0312 00000KT P6SM FEW025 BKN250 FM021400 20005KT P6SM SCT025 SCT250 FM021700 18008KT P6SM VCSH SCT030CB BKN250 TEMPO 0219/0223 TSRA BKN040CB FM022300 16010KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB OVC250 TEMPO 0223/0302 TSRA BKN030CB OVC060 FM030200 15009KT P6SM VCSH BKN025CB OVC100 PROB30 0305/0310 SHRA FM031000 09010KT P6SM VCTS BKN020CB OVC090= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THU...VFR SCT015 BKN035...SCT-NMRS TSRA. LGT SW WND...XCP G30KT IN TSRA. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRI...VFR SCT035...SCT SHRA/TSRA. LGT MDT NW WND BECMG MDT SW. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SAT...VFR SCT035...ISOLD TSRA. LGT-MDT SW WND. .RADAR...AT 1200 CDT...A LARGE CLUSTER OF TSTMS XTNDD FM 17NM SW TO 40NM SW OF SPILL LOCATION...MOVG NNE 10KT. FQT LGTNG THESE CELLS. CLOSEST LGTNG...16NM W. OVERALL COVERG AND INTNSTY XPCTD TO INC FM THE WEST TODAY AND TNGT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.70 FT AT 1151 CDT STEADY NEAR HIGH TIDE. WYCM6 1.64 FT AT 1152 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.15 FT AT 1455 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 84.7F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........68 65 65 65 64 64 WEATHER COV.....NUM SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............85 85 85 85 84 84 RH..............67 67 67 68 70 70 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 12 12 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 50 50 50 50 50 CEILINGS........O20.................... SEAS............2 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC CH CH CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........64 70 85 85 64 60 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 82 81 80 79 78 RH..............70 74 77 82 85 87 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 11 SE 12 SE 13 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 2300 2000 2000 2100 2300 MIX HGT (M).....940 700 610 610 640 700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 SE 16 SE 20 SE 20 SE 22 SE 23 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 5 SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............3 5 5 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......CH CH RO RO RO RO .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........60 64 70 70 48 61 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............78 80 82 83 83 82 RH..............87 82 77 74 74 76 20 FT WIND......SE 14 SE 12 E 10 SE 9 S 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 2200 2400 2400 2400 2700 MIX HGT (M).....700 670 730 730 730 820 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 23 SE 16 SE 16 SE 16 SE 10 SE 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 10 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 4 SE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............5 5 5 5 4 4 SEA STATE.......RO RO CH CH CH LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100602.DEEPW.08/LIX