FNUS74 KLIX 091418 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 918 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 0900 CDT...1019MB HIGH CNTRD NR 29N/91W. 1017MB TROF ORIENTED NW-SE ACROSS LA SOUNDS INTO N-CNTRL GLFMEX. 1021MB HIGH OVR NC RIDGING SW INTO NRN GLFMEX. 4MB GRADIENT HIGH TO 1013MB ALG CENTRAL TX CST. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0900 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/.........95 HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/.............97 GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/..........100 RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3 /IPN/..94F SLIDELL /KASD/.................91F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/........99 .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... 13Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... S 3KT 250FT... S 2KT 500FT... S 2KT 1KFT... SE 1KT 2KFT.. E 9KT 3KFT... E 11KT 4KFT... E 12KT 5KFT... E 20KT MAX WIND...110/21KT 5.3KFT. DRY -7.50/KM LAPSE TO 2700FT. INV +1.00/KM LAPSE TO 6100FT PSEUDO -7.0C/KM LAPSE ABV 6100FT. INV-V TO 4C DEP 980MB/1200FT...MST LYR NR 4000FT. DRY ABV 4000FT. P.W. 1.67 IN. LI -4. SBCAPE 848 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 127/07KT. *MODIFIED SFC PARCEL TW=87F TD=76F 12Z KLIX SOUNDING SFC...000/00KT 1KFT...160/09KT 2KFT...185/08KT 3KFT...210/08KT 4KFT...195/09KT 6KFT...195/15KT MAX WIND...290/35KT 47.0KFT. SFC INV +30.0C/KM LAPSE TO 400FT. DRY -7.00C/KM LAPSE TO 3500FT. INV +1.00C/KM LAPSE TO 4500FT NEUTRAL -5.5C/KM LAPSE TO 8600F. PSEUDO -7.0C/KM LAPSE ABV 8600FT. SATURATED TO 900MB/3400FT...V-DRY ABV. P.W. 1.82 IN. LI -11.5. SBCAPE 5643 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 237/08KT. 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 091351Z AUTO 12007KT 5SM HZ CLR 29/25 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02940250 TSNO METAR KGAO 091404Z AUTO 17003KT SCT023 31/25 A3006 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 091355Z 00000KT 7SM SCT080 28/25 A3006 METAR KIPN 091355Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM FEW017 FEW022 29/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 091355Z AUTO 17008KT 7SM 29/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 091355Z AUTO 20005KT 4SM HZ CLR 31/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 091355Z AUTO 12007KT 100V160 6SM HZ CLR 30/26 A3006 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT020-025 BKN250...3SM BR TIL 14Z. ISOLD BKN035CB SHRA TOP 350. AFT 01Z...VFR CAVU. MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT018-022. KHUM 091140Z 0912/1012 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 SCT250 TEMPO 0912/0914 6SM BR BKN020 FM091400 14008KT P6SM SCT030 FM100300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 KHSA 091140Z 0912/1012 09003KT P6SM SCT025 FM091400 14005KT P6SM SCT030 FM091900 16010KT P6SM FEW040 FM100300 15004KT P6SM SCT250= 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 0900 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. CLOSEST LGTNG DETECTED 350NM NORTH NR IN E-CNTRL MS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.92 FT AT 0754 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE. WYCM6 2.31 FT AT 0744 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.44 FT AT 0859 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 83.7F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........34 32 32 32 22 22 35 35 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............83 85 86 87 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............82 80 75 72 70 70 70 70 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 94 96 98 98 98 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 5 5 9 9 9 17 17 17 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 2 2 4 4 4 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........S25.............................. SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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........S25................................. 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...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100609.DEEPW.05/LIX