FNUS74 KLIX 071514 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1014 AM CDT MON JUN 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1000 CDT...FLAT PRES GRADIENT ACRS GLFMEX WITH 1017MB PLATEAU OVER CNTRL GLFMEX. 1018MB BUBBLE HIGH NR 28N/90W. BROAD 4MB GRADIENT WRN GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1014MB LWR TX CST. A WK COLD FNT XTNDD ALG N GLFMEX JUST OFF THE LA CST...MOVG S 5KT. SFC PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1016MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER NEAR SHORE LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER NEAR SHORE LAND AREAS. ...HEAT INDICES NEAR 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON... HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING HOTTER TEMPERATURES TO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S WITH DEW POINTS IN THE MID 70S. HEAT INDICES WILL BE NEAR 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THOSE AREAS ESPECIALLY PRONE WILL BE WEST OF INTERSTATE 55...AND IN AREAS AWAY FROM IMMEDIATE SHORELINES WHERE SEA BREEZES MAY PROVIDE SOME RELIEF. * THOSE PRONE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TODAY. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA IN LATER FORECASTS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 14Z RUC40 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...WNW 8KT 250FT...WNW 9KT 500FT...WNW 11KT 1KFT...WNW 11KT 2KFT... NW 7KT 3KFT... W 7KT 4KFT...WSW 5KT 5KFT... W 5KT MAX WIND...257/40KT 40.7KFT. COND STABLE LAPSE TO 7500FT...NEUTRAL LAPSE TO 11.9KFT...DRY LAPSE TO 16.5KFT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. MDT DRY 4-5C DEP ENTIRE COLUMN. P.W. 2.04 IN. LI -7. SBCAPE 3142 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 354/04 KT. .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 071451Z AUTO 34004KT 9SM CLR 30/26 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP167 T03000261 51011 TSNO METAR KGAO 071504Z AUTO 00000KT SCT019 31/26 A3002 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 071451Z 00000KT 7SM SCT030 29/26 A3000 METAR KIPN 071500Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 071455Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 071455Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 071455Z AUTO VRB03KT 7SM CLR 30/27 A3002 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT035. AFT 19Z VFR SCT040TCU...ISOLD 2SM TSRA BKN025CB G40KT TOPS 400. AFT 01Z VFR CAVOK. AFT 09Z VFR CAVOK...LCL MVFR 5SM BR. MARINE AREAS...VFR CAVOK. KHUM 071122Z 0712/0812 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT015 FM071300 07004KT P6SM SCT030 FM071500 16007KT P6SM BKN035 FM072200 19008KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB KHSA 071122Z 0712/0812 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT012 FM071400 04004KT P6SM SCT025 FM071700 16006KT P6SM SCT035 FM080000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW040= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR TUE...VFR CAVU. LGT VRB WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR WED...VFR CAVOK. LGT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THU...VFR CAVOK...ISOLD PM SHRA. LGT S WND. .RADAR...AT 1000 CDT...AN ISOLD LGT SHWR INDICATED 98NM WNW...5NM S OF GRAND ISLE...MOVG W 5KT. NO LGTNG THIS CELL. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.32 FT AT 0946 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.51 FT AT 1703 CDT. WYCM6 1.51 FT AT 0946 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.51 FT AT 1900 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 84.0F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........38 38 58 58 58 58 30 30 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 RH..............80 80 75 74 74 72 72 76 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 93 93 92 92 91 91 91 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........F25............................ SEAS............3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........30 20 22 22 29 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............83 82 81 81 81 81 RH..............76 78 84 82 81 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 89 87 87 87 87 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 5 NW 3 W 2 W 3 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1600 1400 1400 1300 1200 MIX HGT (M).....580 490 430 430 400 370 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8 NW 9 W 9 W 9 W 10 N 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 4 NW 4 W 4 W 4 W 4 N 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........25 39 34 34 36 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 82 84 85 86 86 RH..............86 87 82 75 70 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 90 94 94 95 95 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 5 NW 4 NW 3 N 4 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1500 1600 1600 1800 1800 MIX HGT (M).....370 460 490 490 550 550 TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 NE 12 E 12 E 12 E 8 E 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 6 NE 5 E 5 E 5 E 4 E 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100607.DEEPW.06/LIX