FNUS74 KLIX 021817 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 117 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1300 CDT...GLF BREEZE FNT MOVG INLAND FM KBTR-20N KASD...MOVG N 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. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING MS CANYON 252... AT 1251 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS... OVER COASTAL WATERS...OR ABOUT 51 NM SOUTHEAST OF PILOTTOWN...OR 4NM SOUTH OF MS CANYON 252...MOVING NORTH AT 10 KNOTS. .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 021751Z AUTO 32007KT 8SM -RA FEW020 SCT085 24/22 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 P0006 60033 T02390222 10278 20233 50004 TSNO METAR KGAO 021803Z AUTO 20004KT VCTS BKN009 OVC013 23/22 A2993 RMK AO2 P0002 LTG DSNT ALQS METAR KHSA 021752Z 20007KT 7SM VC TS SCT027 BKN090 27/23 A2991 METAR KIPN 021800Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2994 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 021755Z AUTO 19010KT 9SM BKN095 31/23 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 021755Z AUTO 16011G17KT 9SM 28/24 A2989 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 021755Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM FEW022 FEW050 SCT090 29/24 A2994 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 021730Z AUTO 24022G27KT 10SM SCT018 BKN028 BKN037 26/21 A2994 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 021740Z 0218/0318 13008KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB SCT250 TEMPO 0219/0222 VRB10KT 3SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM030200 13007KT P6SM VCSH BKN025CB TEMPO 0307/0311 3SM SHRA BKN025CB OVC050 FM031200 04005KT P6SM BKN025CB KHSA 021740Z 0218/0318 17009KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN080 TEMPO 0221/0224 3SM TSRA BKN040CB FM030200 15007KT P6SM VCSH BKN025CB OVC100 PROB30 0305/0310 SHRA FM031000 09005KT P6SM VCTS BKN020CB OVC090 PROB30 0310/0314 TSRA= 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 1300 CDT...A LARGE CLUSTER OF TSTMS DEVLPG OVR SPILL LOCATION AND XTNDG 49NM S. CLOSEST LGTNG...4NM S. OVERALL COVERG AND INTNSTY INCRSG. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.64 FT AT 1249 CDT STEADY NEAR HIGH TIDE. WYCM6 1.93 FT AT 1250 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.15 FT AT 1455 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 84.7F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........65 65 65 64 64 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............85 85 85 84 84 RH..............67 67 68 70 70 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.1 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 CEILINGS........O20................ SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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 11 SE 12 SE 13 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 S 5 S 13 S 13 SE 22 S 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 5 S 2 S 6 S 6 SE 10 S 9 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..S 21 SE 12 E 13 E 13 NE 16 N 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 9 SE 5 E 6 E 6 NE 7 N 2 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.09/LIX