FNUS74 KLIX 091909 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 209 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1400 CDT...1019MB HIGH CNTRD NR 29N/91W. WK 1018MB TROF ORIENTED NW-SE ACROSS LA SOUNDS INTO E-CNTRL GLFMEX. 1021MB HIGH OVR NC RIDGG SW INTO NRN GLFMEX. 4MB GRADIENT...HIGH TO 1013MB ALG CNTRL TX CST. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1018MB ALG TROF. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1400 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/........100F HOUMA AWOS-3/KHUM/............ 99F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/.......... 98F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS-3 /IPN/..92F SLIDELL /KASD/................101F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/.......100F .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... 18Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 6KT 250FT... SE 6KT 500FT... SE 6KT 1KFT... SE 6KT 2KFT.. SE 9KT 3KFT... SE 8KT 4KFT... SE 15KT 5KFT... SE 16KT MAX WIND...138/17KT 4.4KFT. DRY -10.0C/KM LAPSE TO 2900FT. ISOTHERMAL 22C LAPSE TO 4200FT. COND STABLE -5.6C LAPSE TO 14.7KFT. PSEUDO -6.5C/KM LAPSE ABV 14.7KFT. INV-V TO 5C DEP 900MB/3500FT...V-DRY ABV. P.W. 1.45 IN. LI -2. SBCAPE 518 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 156/05KT. 09/12Z GFS40 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z THU 06/10/10 SFC... SE 9KT 250FT... SE 8KT 500FT... SE 10KT 1KFT...SSE 11KT 2KFT...SSE 11KT 3KFT...SSE 9KT 4KFT...SSE 7KT 5KFT... SE 6KT MAX WIND...250/17KT 26.0KFT. DRY -8.1C/KM LAPSE SFC TO 1200FT. INVERSION +1.0C/KM LAPSE TO 4100FT PSEUDO -6.8C/KM LAPSE ABV 4100FT. INV-V TO 4C DEP 1000MB/350FT...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 091851Z AUTO 13005KT 8SM CLR 32/24 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T03170244 TSNO METAR KGAO 091904Z AUTO 14006KT SCT035 33/24 A3004 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 091852Z 16005KT 05 SM HZ SCT0030 BKN040 31/24 A3004 METAR KIPN 091900Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 091855Z AUTO VRB06KT 8SM 31/24 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 091855Z AUTO 10003KT 9SM CLR 30/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 091855Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3004 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT020-025 BKN250...ISOLD BKN035CB SHRA TOP 350. AFT 01Z...VFR CAVU...LCL 4SM BR AFT 09Z. MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT018-022. KHUM 091727Z 0918/1018 15007KT P6SM SCT030 FM100300 00000KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1009/1013 5SM BR FM101500 15006KT P6SM SCT030 KHSA 091727Z 0918/1018 12005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM091900 15008KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250 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 1400 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.80 FT AT 1323 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.24 FT AT 1801 CDT. WYCM6 1.65 FT AT 1336 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.30 FT AT 2100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 88.5F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........22 35 35 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............87 87 87 87 RH..............70 70 70 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.9 17 17 17 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........S20............ SEAS............2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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 4 SE 3 S 2 SE 3 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 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............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 2200 2300 MIX HGT (M).....610 610 640 640 670 700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 SE 13 SE 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 3 SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 6 SE 3 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 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100609.DEEPW.10/LIX