FNUS74 KLIX 091711 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1211 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1200 NOON 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 1200 NOON CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/.........98F HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/............100F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/..........100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3 /IPN/..94F SLIDELL /KASD/................102F 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... 16Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... S 3KT 250FT... S 3KT 500FT... SE 2KT 1KFT... SE 3KT 2KFT.. SE 10KT 3KFT... SE 10KT 4KFT... SE 17KT 5KFT... SE 20KT MAX WIND...132/20KT 4.3KFT. DRY -8.17/KM LAPSE TO 2700FT. INV +1.00/KM LAPSE TO 6000FT PSEUDO -6.7C/KM LAPSE ABV 6100FT. INV-V TO 4C DEP 930MB/2500FT...MST LYR NR 5000FT. DRY ABV 5000FT. P.W. 1.45 IN. LI -8. SBCAPE 2935 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 162/06KT. *MODIFIED SFC PARCEL TW=87F TD=76F 09/12Z GFS40 MODEL SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z THU 06/10/10 SFC... SE 9KT 250FT... SE 8KT 500FT... SE 10KT 1KFT... SSE 11KT 2KFT.. SEE 11KT 3KFT... SSE 9KT 4KFT... SSE 7KT 5KFT... SE 6KT MAX WIND...250/17KT 26.0KFT. DRY -8.11/KM LAPSE SFC TO 1200FT. INVERSION +1.0C/KM LAPSE TO 2000FT PSEUDO -6.7C/KM LAPSE ABV 2000FT. INV-V TO 4C DEP 1000MB/370FT...V-DRY ABV. P.W. 1.71 IN. LI -6. SBCAPE 2287 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 179/07KT. .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 091651Z AUTO 12005KT 7SM CLR 31/24 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187 T03110239 TSNO METAR KGAO 091704Z AUTO 19005KT SCT029 33/24 A3007 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 091555Z 12005KT 7SM SCT025 BKN050 31/24 A3007 METAR KIPN 091700Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM FEW020 29/25 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 091655Z AUTO 15006KT 8SM 29/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 091655Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 31/25 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 091655Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3007 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 091545Z 0916/1012 17007KT P6SM SCT030 FM091800 14008KT P6SM SCT040 FM100300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 KHSA 091550Z 0916/1012 16007KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 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 1200 NOON CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.40 FT AT 1105 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.2 FT AT 1755 CDT. WYCM6 2.03 FT AT 1105 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.6 FT AT 1922 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 85.0F .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........32 22 22 35 35 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............87 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............72 70 70 70 70 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 98 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 17 17 17 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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........0 10 10 10 10 10 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........10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100609.DEEPW.08/LIX