FNUS74 KLIX 082323 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 623 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1700 CDT...1018MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/89.2W. DIFFUSE FNTL ZN ACRS LWR SE LA TO CNTRL FL PEN...NRLY STNY. 4MB GRADIENT HIGH TO 1013MB ALG TX CST. SFC PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1016MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1700 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/.........100F HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/.............101F AT 1600 CDT... GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...........103F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3/IPN/... 97F SLIDELL /KASD/.................102F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/........ 98F .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 IN EFFECT TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A BATON ROUGE TO HAMMOND TO NEW ORLEANS LINE... * AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX READINGS AROUND 105 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. WARMER URBAN AREAS MAY SEE THE HEAT INDEX RISE TO NEAR 110 DEGREES. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 20Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...ESE 7KT 250FT... SE 7KT 500FT... SE 8KT 1KFT...ESE 9KT 2KFT.. E 8KT 3KFT... NE 4KT 4KFT... N 5KT 5KFT... NW 4KT MAX WIND...314/27KT 41.1KFT. DRY -7.5/KM LAPSE TO 3400FT. INV +2.6C/KM LAPSE TO 6000FT PSEUDO -7.4C/KM LAPSE ABV 6000FT. INV-V TO 1C DEP 900MB/3400FT...V-DRY ABV. P.W. 1.51 IN. LI -3.2. SBCAPE 1528 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 134/03KT. .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 082251Z AUTO 11007KT 8SM CLR 31/24 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T03110244 TSNO METAR KGAO 082304Z AUTO 11004KT CLR 32/25 A2999 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 082151Z 15006KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A2999 METAR KIPN 082320Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 082315Z AUTO 14010KT 8SM 31/25 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 082315Z AUTO 13009KT 10SM FEW023 SCT028 SCT038 30/25 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 082315Z AUTO VRB06G12KT 9SM CLR 32/24 A2998 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 082016Z 0820/0918 13007KT P6SM SCT035 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 1700 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. CLOSEST LGTNG WAS 245NM TO THE NW NR BROOKHAVEN MS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.47 FT AT 1755 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.37 FT AT 1700 CDT. WYCM6 0.66 FT AT 1755 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.77 FT AT 2013 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 88.0F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........M 26 21 21 21 15 15 15 11 11 11 26 26 WEATHER COV.....M WEATHER TYPE....M TEMP............M 85 85 84 83 82 82 82 81 81 80 80 80 RH..............M 69 70 72 75 77 78 78 81 81 85 85 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..M 94 93 91 90 90 89 89 87 87 85 85 85 20 FT WIND DIR..M E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..M 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.M 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...M 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 MIX HGT (KM)....M 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.M E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.M 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).M 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........M F25 F25 F25 F25 F25 F25 CLR CLR CLR F25 F25 F25 SEAS............M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......M LC SM SM SM SM SM SM 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 15 15 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 SE 2 SE 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 3 SE 1 E 2 E 2 SE 1 SE 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........S30 S30 S30 S30 S30 F30 SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SM LC CH CH LC LC .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 28 28 28 26 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............85 83 82 81 81 81 RH..............72 77 79 82 82 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 90 89 87 87 87 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 8 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 25 25 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1300 1200 1200 1000 900 MIX HGT (M).....430 400 370 370 300 270 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 5 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 S 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 2 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 S 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........F30 F25 CLR CLR CLR F25 SEAS............2 3 3 3 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC CH CH CH CH LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 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 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100608.DEEPW.14/LIX