FNUS74 KLIX 072111 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 411 PM CDT MON JUN 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1600 CDT...1017MB HIGH CNTRD NR 27N/90W...MIGRATING SWD INTO THE CNTRL GLFMEX. CDFNT CONTG TO MOVE S AND INTERACTING WITH GLF BREEZE TO ACTIVATE TSTMS FM LWR LAFOURCHE PRSH...THRU TERRBN PRSH INTO CNTRL LA...MOVG N AND NW 9KT. HIGH PRES OVER SE U.S. BLDG INTO N GLFMEX. 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 ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. * HIGHS INTO THE 90S IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEW POINTS AROUND 80 WILL BRING THE HEAT INDEX IN MOST AREAS TO ABOVE 105 DEGREES AND AS HIGH AS 115. AFTERNOON SHOWERS ON TUESDAY MAY BRING A SHORT REPRIEVE OF THE HEAT...OTHERWISE SIGNIFICANT SHOWERS ARE NOT EXPECTED WED OR THU. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF HOW HOT IT FEELS WHEN THE EFFECTS OF HUMIDITY ARE COMBINED WITH THE TEMPERATURE. A HEAT INDEX OF 105 DEGREES IS CONSIDERED THE LEVEL WHERE MANY PEOPLE BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE EXTREME DISCOMFORT OR PHYSICAL STRESS. THE HEAT INDEX IS MEASURED UNDER SHADY CONDITIONS...AND DIRECT EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT CAN INCREASE THE HEAT INDEX AS MUCH AS 15 DEGREES. * A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. .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 072051Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 32/25 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP150 T03220250 56013 TSNO METAR KGAO 072104Z AUTO 13005KT VCTS CLR 30/25 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW METAR KHSA 072053Z 19003KT 7SM SCT049 BKN070 29/26 A2996 METAR KIPN 072100Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW015 33/26 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 072055Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 072055Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 072055Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 33/26 A2997 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 1600 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. CLOSEST LGTNG...139NM NW..MOVG N 9KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.72 FT AT 1540 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.51 FT AT 1703 CDT. WYCM6 0.76 FT AT 1554 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.51 FT AT 1900 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 85.1F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............84 84 RH..............79 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 CEILINGS........F25..... SEAS............2 2 SEA STATE.......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 $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100607.DEEPW.12/LIX