FNUS74 KLIX 091108 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 608 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 0600 CDT...1018MB HIGH CNTRD NR 29N/91W. 1021MB HIGH OVR NC RIDGING SW INTO NRN GOM. 4MB GRADIENT HIGH TO 1013MB ALG CENTRAL TX CST. SFC PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1017MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0600 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/.........85F HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/.............87F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...........87F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3/IPN/...92F 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... 10Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... S 8KT 250FT... S 8KT 500FT... S 7KT 1KFT... S 7KT 2KFT.. ESE 5KT 3KFT... SE 14KT 4KFT... SE 12KT 5KFT... SE 9KT MAX WIND...114/18KT 7.0KFT. DRY -9.60/KM LAPSE TO 2100FT. INV +1.4C/KM LAPSE TO 4000FT PSEUDO -5.6C/KM LAPSE ABV 4000FT. INV-V TO 3C DEP 980MB/1000FT...V-DRY ABV. P.W. 1.27 IN. LI -7.5. SBCAPE 3415 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 145/06KT. 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 091051Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 26/24 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02560244 TSNO METAR KGAO 091104Z AUTO 00000KT 27/25 A3004 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 090055Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A3000 METAR KIPN 091100Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM BKN040 29/24 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 091055Z AUTO 20008KT 8SM FEW016 28/25 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 091055Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 091055Z AUTO VRB06KT 7SM CLR 29/25 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 0600 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. CLOSEST LGTNG DETECTED 360NM WEST OF THE SPILL SITE NEAR BEAUMONT TX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.94 FT AT 0523 CDT RISING NR HIGH TIDE. WYCM6 2.10 FT AT 0538 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.34 FT AT 0909 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 83.7F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........34 34 34 34 32 32 32 22 22 35 35 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............82 82 82 83 85 86 87 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............82 82 82 82 80 75 72 70 70 70 70 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..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 20 FT WIND SPD..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 MIX HGT (KFT)...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)....0.8 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 E E E E E E SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 5 5 9 9 9 17 17 17 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).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 SEA STATE.......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.02/LIX