FNUS74 KLIX 091019 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 519 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 0500 CDT...1017MB HIGH CNTRD NR 29N/91W. 1020MB HIGH OVR NC RIDGING SW INTO NRN GOM. 4MB GRADIENT HIGH TO 1013MB ALG CENTRAL TX CST. SFC PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1016MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0500 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/.........85F HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/.............90F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...........87F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3/IPN/...90F SLIDELL /KASD/.................85F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/........97F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY TO 6 PM CDT FRIDAY 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... 09Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... S 10KT 250FT... S 9KT 500FT... S 8KT 1KFT... S 8KT 2KFT.. SE 6KT 3KFT... SE 16KT 4KFT... SE 13KT 5KFT... SE 9KT MAX WIND...124/19KT 7.9KFT. DRY -7.10/KM LAPSE TO 2000FT. INV +1.3C/KM LAPSE TO 5000FT PSEUDO -5.6C/KM LAPSE ABV 5000FT. INV-V TO 4C DEP 960MB/1590FT...V-DRY ABV. P.W. 1.27 IN. LI -3.2. SBCAPE 973 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 122/07KT. 09/00Z GFS40 MODEL SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z THU 06/10/10 SFC... SE 7KT 250FT... SE 8KT 500FT... SE 8KT 1KFT... SE 9KT 2KFT.. SE 7KT 3KFT... SE 6KT 4KFT... SE 6KT 5KFT... SE 7KT MAX WIND...240/26KT 41.0KFT. DRY -2.00/KM LAPSE SFC TO 1200FT. INVERSION +1.4C/KM LAPSE TO 1800FT PSEUDO -1.9C/KM LAPSE ABV 1800FT. INV-V TO 4C DEP 1000MB/350FT...V-DRY ABV. P.W. 1.57 IN. LI -5. SBCAPE 2168 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 168/06KT. .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 090951Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 26/24 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02610244 TSNO METAR KGAO 091004Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 27/25 A3003 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 090055Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A3000 METAR KIPN 090955Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 090955Z AUTO 20012KT 8SM CLR 28/25 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 090955Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM FEW023 29/25 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 090955Z AUTO 15007KT 9SM FEW023 FEW031 30/25 A3003 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT020-025 BKN250...4SM BR PRIOR TO 14Z. ISOLD BKN035CB SHRA TOP 350. AFT 01Z...VFR CAVU. MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT018-022. KHUM 090540Z 0906/1006 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 SCT030 TEMPO 0910/0913 5SM BR BKN020 FM091400 14008KT P6SM SCT030 FM100300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 KHSA 090540Z 0906/1006 15003KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 0911/0913 BKN020 FM091300 15007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 FM100300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 AMD NOT SKED= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THU...VFR CAVOK. LGT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRI...VFR SCT025. LGT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SAT...VFR SCT025. LGT SE WND. .RADAR...AT 0500 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. LGTNG WAS NOT DETECTED WITHIN 400NM OF THE SPILL LOCATION. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.86 FT AT 0441 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.84 FT AT 0523 CDT. WYCM6 2.01 FT AT 0441 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.34 FT AT 0909 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 83.7F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........26 34 34 34 34 32 32 32 22 22 35 35 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............82 82 82 82 83 85 86 87 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............79 82 82 82 82 80 75 72 70 70 70 70 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 89 89 91 94 96 98 98 98 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 7 7 5 5 9 9 9 17 17 17 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........F20............................................... SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM LC LC LC CH CH CH CH LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........35 28 28 28 26 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............86 85 83 83 82 81 RH..............72 75 80 80 82 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 94 91 91 89 87 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 8 SE 10 SE 9 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1600 1700 1700 1700 2000 MIX HGT (M).....520 490 520 520 520 610 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 17 SE 14 SE 10 SE 10 SE 6 S 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8 SE 6 SE 4 SE 4 SE 3 S 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........F20................................... SEAS............1 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC CH CH CH CH LC .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........26 26 26 26 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 81 83 85 85 85 RH..............82 82 77 72 72 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 87 90 94 94 94 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2000 2100 2100 2000 2300 MIX HGT (M).....610 610 640 640 610 700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 SE 13 SE 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 3 SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 6 SE 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........S25.................................... SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100609.DEEPW.01/LIX