FNUS74 KLIX 081715 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1215 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1200 CDT...1019MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/90W. DIFFUSE FNTL ZN ACRS LWR SE LA TO CNTRL FL PEN...NRLY STNY. GRADIENT HIGH TO 1013MB ALG TX CST. SFC PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1200 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/......... 99F HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/.............101F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...........105F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3/IPN/...105F SLIDELL /KASD/.................102F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/........105F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... ...HEAT INDICES NEAR 100 TO 107 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON... HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY HUMID CONDITIONS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL LEAD TO OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS OVER THE WATER. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100 DEGREES AND POSSIBLY HIGHER WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE GULF WATERS AND THIS COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO HEAT EXHAUSTION. * THOSE PRONE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN TODAY. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND FURTHER MARINE STATEMENT MAY BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA IN LATER FORECASTS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 16Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...VRB 2KT 250FT... NW 2KT 500FT... NW 3KT 1KFT...WNW 3KT 2KFT...SSE 3KT 3KFT... SE 7KT 4KFT... SE 7KT 5KFT... SE 4KT MAX WIND...268/31KT 32.5KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 4200FT...INVERSION TO 6200FT...PSEUDO ABV. MOIST 2C DEP SFC-900MB/3600FT...V-DRY ABV. P.W. 1.57 IN. LI -7. SBCAPE 2785 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 135/04KT. **MODIFIED FOR TX=88 TD=77 .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 081651Z AUTO 06004KT 8SM CLR 31/24 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T03110244 TSNO METAR KGAO 081704Z AUTO 00000KT SCT024 SCT031 SCT039 32/26 A3006 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 081650Z 12010G14KT 10SM SCT025 BKN040 31/25 A3006 METAR KIPN 081700Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 33/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 081655Z AUTO VRB04KT 7SM CLR 31/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 081655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN021 30/25 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 081655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW023 FEW034 33/25 A3006 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...ALG MS CST...VFR SCT035. ALG LA CST...VFR SCT020-025...ISOLD BKN020CB TSRA TOP 350. AFT 01Z...VFR CAVU. MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT 018-022. KHUM 081141Z 0812/0912 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT017 SCT100 FM081400 06006KT P6SM SCT030 FM081700 13009KT P6SM SCT035CB FM082300 14006KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM091100 00000KT 4SM BR FEW250 KHSA 081141Z 0812/0912 07005KT P6SM SCT017 BKN030 TEMPO 0812/0813 BKN017 FM081500 09006KT P6SM SCT030 FM082000 15008KT P6SM SCT040 FM090100 14004KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR WED...VFR CAVOK. LGT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THU...VFR CAVOK. LGT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRI...VFR CAVOK. LGT S WND. .RADAR...AT 1200 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. ISOLD SHWRS OVR UPR BARATARIA BAY HAVE DISSIPATED. CLOSEST LGTNG WAS 350NM TO THE W OFFSHORE GALVESTON TX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.05 FT AT 1149 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.37 FT AT 1700 CDT. WYCM6 1.92 FT AT 1149 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.77 FT AT 2013 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86.9F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........29 29 29 29 26 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............86 86 86 86 86 86 RH..............67 67 67 67 68 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 95 95 95 95 94 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N NE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........S20................... SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........26 25 16 16 12 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............85 84 82 82 81 80 RH..............69 72 77 78 81 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 91 90 89 87 85 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1300 1100 1100 1100 1100 MIX HGT (M).....460 400 340 340 340 340 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 SE 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4 SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 3 SE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM SM SM .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........28 43 40 40 30 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 82 84 85 86 85 RH..............85 79 74 72 70 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..85 89 92 94 95 94 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 5 E 8 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1300 1400 1400 1700 1400 MIX HGT (M).....340 400 430 430 520 430 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 3 E 5 E 5 E 5 SE 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 3 SE 1 E 2 E 2 E 2 SE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SM LC CH CH LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100608.DEEPW.07/LIX