FNUS74 KLIX 091514 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1014 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1000 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 1000 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/.........93F HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/.............98F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...........98F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3 /IPN/..91F SLIDELL /KASD/.................99F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/........93F .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... 14Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SSW 4KT 250FT... SSW 4KT 500FT... SSW 4KT 1KFT... S 3KT 2KFT.. E 8KT 3KFT... SE 11KT 4KFT... SE 15KT 5KFT... SE 21KT MAX WIND...123/22KT 5.2KFT. DRY -7.22/KM LAPSE TO 2700FT. INV +1.00/KM LAPSE TO 6100FT PSEUDO -6.9C/KM LAPSE ABV 6100FT. INV-V TO 4C DEP 980MB/1200FT...MST LYR NR 4000FT. DRY ABV 4000FT. P.W. 1.61 IN. LI -7. SBCAPE 2906 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 146/06KT. *MODIFIED SFC PARCEL TW=87F TD=76F 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 091451Z AUTO 12007KT 6SM HZ BKN022 BKN028 29/24 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02940239 51007 TSNO METAR KGAO 091504Z AUTO 15005KT SCT026 31/24 A3007 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 091451Z 16005KT 7SM SCT025 BKN040 30/24 A3007 METAR KIPN 091455Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM FEW018 29/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 091455Z AUTO 17007KT 7SM 29/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 091455Z AUTO 19004KT 1 1/4SM HZ CLR 31/25 A3007 RMK A01 VIS 3/4V2 METAR KDLP 091455Z AUTO 9SM CLR 30/25 A3006 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT020-025 BKN250...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 1000 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.76 FT AT 0911 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.2 FT AT 1755 CDT. WYCM6 2.19 FT AT 0926 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.6 FT AT 2122 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 83.7F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........32 32 32 22 22 35 35 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............85 86 87 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............80 75 72 70 70 70 70 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 96 98 98 98 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 9 9 9 17 17 17 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 4 4 4 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........S25........................... SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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.15 15 15 20 20 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............2 2 2 2 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.06/LIX