FNUS74 KLIX 100118 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 818 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1900 CDT...1017MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/89.5W. 1020MB HIGH OVR GA RIDGG SW INTO NRN GLFMEX. 6MB GRADIENT...HIGH TO 1011MB ALG CNTRL TX CST. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1017.5MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1900 CDT.... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/.. 92F HOUMA AWOS-3 /KHUM/.. 93F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/.. 95F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/.. 92F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/.. 97F 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... 01Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 9KT 250FT... SE 12KT 500FT... SE 13KT 1KFT... SE 13KT 2KFT.. SE 15KT 3KFT... E 8KT 4KFT... SE 8KT 5KFT...SSE 11KT MAX WIND...270/33KT 46500FT. DRY -8.9C/KM LAPSE TO 200FT. MOIST -2.8C/KM LAPSE 7300FT. -7.1C/KM LAPSE ABV 7200FT. COND STABLE -6.7C/KM LAPSE TO 16.1KFT PSEUDO -6.3C/KM LAPSE ABV 16.1KFT. DRY ENTIRE COLUMN. P.W. 1.52 IN. LI -1.8. SBCAPE 479 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 161/7KT. 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 100051Z AUTO 14005KT 7SM FEW026 28/24 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02830239 TSNO METAR KGAO 100104Z AUTO 12005KT CLR 29/24 A2999 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 100055Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2999 METAR KIPN 100055Z AUTO 11012KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 100055Z AUTO 17015KT 10SM 29/25 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 100055Z AUTO 14010KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 100055Z AUTO VRB06KT 8SM CLR 30/24 A2998 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR CAVU...LCL 4SM BR AFT 09Z. MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT018-022. KHUM 092337Z 1000/1024 16004KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 1008/1012 BKN025 FM101200 16006KT P6SM SCT030 KHSA 092337Z 1000/1024 14005KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1010/1012 5SM BR FM101400 17008KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 AMD NOT SKED 1002/1012= 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 1800 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. LIGHTNING DETECTED 325NM NORTHWEST NEAR ALEXANDRIA LA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.37 FT AT 1911 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE IS OCCURRING. WYCM6 0.55 FT AT 1958 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE ON 6/10/10 2.3 FT AT 1000 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........28 28 28 28 28 26 26 26 26 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............83 83 83 83 83 82 82 82 81 81 RH..............78 79 81 81 82 83 83 84 84 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 91 91 91 91 90 89 89 88 88 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 10 10 10 6 6 7 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........F25................................ SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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.16/LIX