FNUS74 KLIX 072008 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 308 PM CDT MON JUN 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1500 CDT...1018MB HIGH CNTRD NR 29N/90W...RDGG ACRS THE N AND E GLFMEX. A COLD FNT INTERACTING WITH GLF BREEZE TO ACTIVATE TSTMS FM LWR LAFOURCHE PRSH...THRU TERRBN PRSH TO VCNTY LAFAYETTE...MOVG N AND NW 9KT. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...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 105 TO 110 DEGREES EARLY TODAY... A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE AREA AND RICH MOISTURE POOLED NEAR THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO PRODUCE HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 110 EARLY TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP NEAR THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND BRING SOME SLIGHT RELIEF THANKS TO INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND POSSIBLY RAIN COOLED AIR. AREAS AWAY FROM IMMEDIATE SHORELINES WILL BE MORE STIFLING WHERE SEA BREEZES NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST 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. ...LIGHTNING INDICATED OVER LOWER LAFOURCHE PARISH... AT 226 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALLIANO...OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF GRAND ISLE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...GRAND ISLE. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS FREQUENT LIGHTNING. OIL CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED OR DISSIPATED. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 19Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... W 9KT 250FT...WNW 9KT 500FT...WNW 8KT 1KFT... NW 7KT 2KFT... NW 6KT 3KFT... NW 7KT 4KFT...WNW 8KT 5KFT...WNW 12KT MAX WIND...241/38KT 40.8KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 4100FT...COND STABLE TO 6700FT...DRY LAPSE TO 17.8KFT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. MDT DRY 4C DEP TO 900MB...V-DRY ABV...MODEST MOIST LYR 600-550MB. P.W. 1.82 IN. LI -6. SBCAPE 2315 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 014/04KT. .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 071951Z AUTO 07004KT 6SM HZ FEW060 32/26 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T03170256 TSNO METAR KGAO 072004Z AUTO 17004KT TS SCT004 SCT010 31/26 A2998 RMK AO2 P0001 LTG DSNT ALQS METAR KHSA 071951Z 14005KT 7SM SCT043 BKN060 31/26 A2996 METAR KIPN 072000Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM BKN014 32/26 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 071955Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM 29/25 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 071955Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 071955Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 33/26 A2998 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT035...ISOLD 2SM TSRA BKN025CB G40KT TOPS 400. AFT 01Z VFR CAVOK. AFT 09Z VFR CAVOK...LCL MVFR 5SM BR. MARINE AREAS...VFR CAVOK. KHUM 071949Z 0720/0818 18006KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN250 FM072300 15007KT P6SM SCT035CB FM080200 00000KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 0809/0813 5SM BR FM081400 18006KT P6SM FEW035 KHSA 071731Z 0718/0818 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 FM072000 VRB05KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN250 FM080100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 FM080600 00000KT 5SM BR SCT250 FM081400 VRB03KT P6SM FEW035= 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 1500 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. CLOSEST LGTNG...114NM WNW NR GOLEN MEADOW..MOVG N 9KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.76 FT AT 1440 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.51 FT AT 1703 CDT. WYCM6 0.99 FT AT 1454 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.51 FT AT 1900 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86.4F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........58 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............84 84 84 RH..............79 79 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.9 1.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 CEILINGS........F25.......... SEAS............2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 18 19 19 22 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............83 82 81 81 81 81 RH..............82 87 90 88 84 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 91 89 88 87 87 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 5 NW 3 W 2 W 3 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 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 (%).........24 35 31 31 29 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 82 85 86 86 86 RH..............86 84 72 70 74 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 90 94 95 97 98 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 5 NW 4 NW 3 N 4 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1500 1600 1600 1500 1800 MIX HGT (M).....370 460 490 490 460 550 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 SM SM SM LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 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.11/LIX