FNUS74 KLIX 090124 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 824 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1800 CDT...1017MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/90. DIFFUSE FNTL ZN ACRS LWR SE LA TO CNTRL FL PEN...NRLY STNY. 4MB GRADIENT HIGH TO 1013MB ALG CENTRAL TX CST. SFC PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1016MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1800 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/.........96F HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/.............98F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...........100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3/IPN/... 94F SLIDELL /KASD/................. 97F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/........1030 .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... 00Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...ESE 10KT 250FT... SE 6KT 500FT... SE 8KT 1KFT... SE 10KT 2KFT.. E 7KT 3KFT... NE 7KT 4KFT...NNW 8KT 5KFT... NW 7KT MAX WIND...320/30KT 41.5KFT. DRY -8.0/KM LAPSE TO 3300FT. INV +1.2C/KM LAPSE TO 5800FT PSEUDO -6.4C/KM LAPSE ABV 5800FT. INV-V TO 1C DEP 900MB/3400FT...V-DRY ABV. P.W. 1.64 IN. LI -4.05. SBCAPE 1819 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 124/02KT. .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 090051Z AUTO 13004KT 6SM HZ CLR 28/24 A3001 RMK AO2 PK WND 06054/0011 SLP162 T02830244 TSNO METAR KGAO 090104Z AUTO 13003KT SCT035 SCT042 29/25 A3000 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 090055Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A3000 METAR KIPN 090120Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 090115Z AUTO 14013KT 7SM CLR 29/25 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 090115Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM SCT026 SCT030 BKN037 30/25 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 090115Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3000 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 082327Z 0900/0924 15005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM090300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 0910/0912 5SM BR FM091400 14008KT P6SM SCT030 KHSA 082327Z 0900/0924 15006KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 0910/0913 BKN020 FM091300 15007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 AMD NOT SKED 0902/0912= 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 1945 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. LGTNG WAS NOT DETECTED WITHIN 400NM OF THE SPILL LOCATION. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.52 FT AT 1855 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.37 FT AT 1700 CDT. WYCM6 0.61 FT AT 1855 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.77 FT AT 2013 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 88.0F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........26 21 21 21 15 15 15 11 11 11 26 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............85 85 84 83 82 82 82 81 81 80 80 80 RH..............62 62 66 73 77 78 78 81 81 85 85 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 90 90 90 90 89 89 87 87 85 85 85 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...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)....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.E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........F25 F25 F25 F25 F25 F25 CLR CLR CLR F25 F25 F25 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.16/LIX