FNUS74 KLIX 092220 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 520 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 170 CDT...1018MB HIGH CNTRD NR 29N/85.5. 1020MB HIGH OVR GA RIDGG SW INTO NRN GLFMEX. 5MB GRADIENT...HIGH TO 1013MB ALG CNTRL TX CST. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1016.5MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1600 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/.. 95F HOUMA AWOS-3 /KHUM/.. 99F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/..100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/.. 92F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/..102F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/.. 98F .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... 22Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 7KT 250FT... SE 7KT 500FT... SE 8KT 1KFT... SE 8KT 2KFT.. SE 6KT 3KFT... SE 5KT 4KFT... SE 9KT 5KFT... SE 12KT MAX WIND...146/14KT 5900FT. DRY -8.8C/KM LAPSE TO 2700FT. MOIST -2.5C/KM LAPSE 7800FT. NEUTRAL -7.1C/KM LAPSE TO 7800FT. COND STABLE -6.7C/KM LAPSE TO 16.1KFT PSEUDO -6.3C/KM LAPSE ABV 16.1KFT. DRY ENTIRE COLUMN. P.W. 1.55 IN. LI -2.2. SBCAPE 652 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 152/6KT. 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 092151Z AUTO 11007KT 6SM HZ CLR 31/22 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T03110222 TSNO METAR KGAO 092204Z AUTO 13006KT SCT032 SCT040 33/24 A2999 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 092155Z 12006KT 5SM HZ CLR 31/23 A2999 METAR KIPN 092155Z AUTO 09011KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 092155Z AUTO 15009KT 7SM 31/25 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 092155Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 092155Z AUTO 14007G12KT 9SM CLR 31/24 A3000 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 1600 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.33 FT AT 1622 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.25 FT AT 1801 CDT. WYCM6 0.80 FT AT 1646 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.30 FT AT 2100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87.3F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........35 35 28 28 28 28 28 28 26 26 26 26 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............84 84 84 84 84 83 83 83 82 82 81 81 81 RH..............72 72 75 77 80 80 80 82 82 85 85 85 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 96 96 94 93 91 91 91 89 89 87 87 87 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 14 14 14 10 10 10 6 6 7 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........F25 F25 F25 F25 F25 F25 F25 CLR CLR CLR CLR F30 F30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM SM SM SM LC LC LC LC LC 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........F25................................. SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .THURSDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........30 32 32 32 27 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............84 83 82 82 82 82 RH..............74 77 79 82 82 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 90 89 89 89 89 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 1900 1300 1300 1500 2000 MIX HGT (M).....700 580 400 400 460 610 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 10 SE 9 SE 9 SE 12 S 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 5 S 5 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 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100609.DEEPW.13/LIX