FNUS74 KLIX 081809 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 109 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1300 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/.........101F HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/.............102F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...........105F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3/IPN/...103F SLIDELL /KASD/.................102F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/........103F .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... 17Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... N 2KT 250FT... N 2KT 500FT... NW 3KT 1KFT... NW 3KT 2KFT.. NW 1KT 3KFT... SE 4KT 4KFT... SE 5KT 5KFT... SE 3KT MAX WIND...268/25KT 32.0KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 4100FT...INVERSION TO 6000FT...PSEUDO ABV. INV-V TO 1C DEP 900MB/3500FT...V-DRY ABV. P.W. 1.53 IN. LI -5. SBCAPE 1433 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 131/03KT. **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 081751Z AUTO VRB04KT 8SM CLR 32/24 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T03220239 10322 20267 58004 TSNO METAR KGAO 081804Z AUTO 00000KT SCT027 33/25 A3003 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 081751Z 15007KT 10SM SCT027 32/24 A3005 METAR KIPN 081800Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 081755Z AUTO 14008KT 8SM CLR 31/25 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 081755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN020 31/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 081755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3005 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 081741Z 0818/0918 17005KT P6SM SCT040CB FM082300 18006KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM090300 00000KT P6SM FEW250 FM091100 00000KT 4SM BR FEW250 FM091300 18005KT P6SM SCT035 KHSA 081741Z 0818/0918 13010KT P6SM BKN040 TEMPO 0819/0821 FEW045 FM082100 15010KT P6SM SCT045 FM090100 14004KT P6SM SCT250 FM090800 00000KT 4SM BR FEW250 FM091300 15005KT P6SM SCT020 FM091600 15007KT P6SM BKN035= 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 1300 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. CLOSEST LGTNG WAS 195NM TO THE NW NR TYLERTOWN MS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.88 FT AT 1249 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.37 FT AT 1700 CDT. WYCM6 1.66 FT AT 1241 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.77 FT AT 2013 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87.5F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........29 29 29 26 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............86 86 86 86 86 RH..............67 67 67 68 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 95 95 95 94 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........S22............... SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........26 21 15 15 11 26 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 (%).........26 39 42 42 37 50 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.09/LIX