FNUS74 KLIX 102027 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 327 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1500 CDT...1017MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/89W. 1018MB HIGH OVR TN WITH RIDG EXTNDG SW INTO NRN GLFMEX. 6MB GRADIENT...HIGH TO 1011MB ALG LOWER TX CST. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1016MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1500 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 99F HOUMA AWOS-3 /KHUM/...101F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...101F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 90F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/...100F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...105F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY TO 6 PM CDT FRIDAY MAINLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR... * 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... 19Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 6KT 250FT... SE 6KT 500FT... SE 6KT 1KFT... SE 8KT 2KFT.. SSE 8KT 3KFT...SSE 5KT 4KFT...SSE 6KT 5KFT...SSE 9KT MAX WIND...270/18KT 46.8KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1500FT...NEUTRAL 1500FT TO 2600FT... INVERSION FROM 2600FT TO 3400FT...MOIST LAPSE ABV 3400FT. MOSTLY DRY THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE COLUMN. P.W. 1.43". LI -4. SBCAPE 1406 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 174/6KT. 10/12Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 12Z FRI 06/11/10 SFC...SSE 9KT 250FT...SSE 10KT 500FT...SSE 10KT 1KFT... S 11KT 2KFT... S 9KT 3KFT...SSE 7KT 4KFT... SE 8KT 5KFT... SE 11KT MAX WIND...144/16KT 8.0KFT. DRY LAPSE SFC TO 1KFT...MODERATELY MOIST LAPSE 1KFT TO 4300 FT... NUETRAL LAPSE 4300FT TO 7600FT. MOIST LAPSE ABV 7600FT. DRY THROUGH MUCH OF COLUMN. P.W. 1.61 IN. LI -7. SBCAPE 3593 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 186/7KT. .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 SPECI KBVE 102018Z AUTO 15010KT 7SM BKN022 BKN029 OVC041 30/25 A3000 RMK AO2 TSNO METAR KGAO 102004Z AUTO 16009KT 132V202 SCT032 33/23 A2999 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 101955Z 16007G16KT 10SM SCT037 32/23 A2998 METAR KIPN 102010Z AUTO 12010KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 102015Z AUTO 16013KT 10SM 30/25 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 102015Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 102015Z AUTO 16008KT 120V180 10SM FEW018 BKN027 BKN050 32/26 A2999 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT022...ISLTD SHRA B/T 20Z-00Z. MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT015-022. KHUM 101730Z 1018/1118 18008KT P6SM SCT035 FM110100 16005KT P6SM FEW045 SCT250 FM111000 16004KT 6SM BR SCT026 TEMPO 1110/1113 BKN026 FM111400 17007KT P6SM SCT035 KHSA 101820Z 1018/1118 15010G15KT P6SM SCT035 BKN045 FM101930 17011KT P6SM SCT045 FM110100 16003KT P6SM FEW045 SCT250 FM111500 16006KT P6SM SCT030= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRI...VFR SCT025. LGT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SAT...VFR SCT025. LGT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUN...VFR SCT025. LGT & VRB WND. .RADAR... AT 1500 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. NO LGHTNG DETECTED WITHIN 150NM. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.60 FT AT 1459 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.02 FT AT 1801 CDT. WYCM6 1.52 FT AT 1451 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.28 FT AT 2259 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 84.4F .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........31 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............86 86 86 RH..............70 70 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..20 20 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 2.7 2.7 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 SEAS............3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........31 32 32 32 27 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............85 84 82 82 82 82 RH..............72 74 79 82 82 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 92 89 89 89 89 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 2600 2600 2600 2500 2500 MIX HGT (M).....820 790 790 790 760 760 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 SE 7 SE 15 SE 15 S 15 S 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 SE 3 SE 7 SE 7 S 7 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............3 3 3 3 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........27 27 27 27 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 82 83 86 86 86 RH..............82 82 81 73 73 73 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 91 96 96 96 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2300 2700 2700 2200 2400 MIX HGT (M).....760 700 820 820 670 730 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 12 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 5 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100610.DEEPW.11/LIX