FNUS74 KLIX 032109 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 409 PM CDT THU JUN 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1600 CDT...1004MB LOW PRES SYS REMAINS STNRY N OF HOU METRO AREA INTO W GLFMEX ALG 92W. WEAKNG RMNTS OF SQLN MOVG E OF MS AND AL CSTL WATERS...MOVG E 28KT. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS WITH 5% CHC LCL SVR TSTMS PSBL... PRIMARY THREAT WIND DAMAGE. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 20Z RUC40 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... S 12KT 250FT... S 12KT 500FT... S 12KT 1KFT... S 13KT 2KFT...SSW 19KT 3KFT...SSW 21KT 4KFT...SSW 22KT 5KFT... SW 23KT MAX WIND...261/38KT 40.6KFT. COND STABLE LAPSE SFC TO 3200FT...WARM LAPSE TO 6100FT...DRY LAPSE TO 10.2KFT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. MDTLY MOIST TO 650MB...SATURATED ABV. P.W. 2.22 IN. LI -4. SBCAPE 796 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 248/14KT. .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 032051Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP077 60001 T02720228 57016 TSNO METAR KGAO 032044Z AUTO 14008KT CLR 29/23 A2977 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 032055Z 09007KT 10SM SCT120 26/23 A2978 METAR KIPN 032100Z AUTO 23013KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2981 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 032055Z AUTO 21016G22KT 7SM CLR 27/23 A2978 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 032050Z AUTO 21013G18KT 10SM 28/22 A2976 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 032055Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2979 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 032055Z AUTO 18012KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2975 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR BKN080...ISOLD SHRA. AFT 01Z...VFR CAVOK... LCL MVFR 4-5SM BR TIL 14Z. MARINE AREAS...BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...SCT025 BKN080. AFT 00Z VFR CAVOK. AFT 08Z VFR SCT025...SCT 2SM SHRA/TSRA BKN018CB G25KT. KHUM 032012Z 0320/0418 15005KT P6SM SCT020CB BKN035 OVC250 FM032300 04004KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 TEMPO 0409/0412 5SM BR SCT250 FM041500 18010KT P6SM SCT015 BKN250 PROB30 0415/0418 TSRA SCT025CB KHSA 032011Z 0320/0418 15006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 TEMPO 0320/0323 TSRA BKN035CB FM040000 18005KT P6SM VCSH SCT045 BKN250 FM040800 17005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025CB BKN250 FM041500 18009KT P6SM FEW025 SCT035CB PROB30 0415/0418 TSRA SCT025CB= 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. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUN...VFR BKN035...SCT TSRA. LGT SW WND. .RADAR...AT 1500 CDT...AREA OF MODERATE RAIN MOVG E OF THE SPILL LOCATION. GUSTY WINDS 20-25KT SHOULD SETTLE BY 1700 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.66 FT AT 1535 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.90 FT AT 2259 CDT. WYCM6 2.35 FT AT 1544 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.18 FT AT 1557 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86.0F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........71 71 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WEATHER TYPE....RW RW TEMP............81 81 RH..............79 79 20 FT WIND DIR..S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 2.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 CEILINGS........O80.... SEAS............5 5 SEA STATE.......RO RO .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........71 61 51 51 47 43 WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 80 80 80 80 80 RH..............79 81 84 91 94 91 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 12 S 11 S 11 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 2700 2700 2700 2700 2400 MIX HGT (M).....850 820 820 820 820 730 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 S 18 S 18 S 18 S 21 S 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 6 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 9 S 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............5 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......RO RO CH CH CH CH .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........43 60 61 61 66 55 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 81 82 83 83 83 RH..............88 85 82 81 81 82 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 10 S 13 S 13 S 12 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 2800 3000 3000 3300 3500 MIX HGT (M).....730 850 910 910 1010 1070 TRANSPORT WIND..S 21 SW 24 S 24 S 24 S 22 S 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 9 SW 11 S 11 S 11 S 10 S 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............4 3 3 3 4 4 SEA STATE.......CH CH RO RO RO CH .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100603.DEEPW.12/LIX