FNUS74 KLIX 102309 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 609 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1700 CDT...1016MB HIGH CNTRD NR 29N/85W. 1016MB HIGH OVR TN WITH RIDG EXTNDG SW INTO NRN GLFMEX. 7MB GRADIENT...HIGH TO 1009MB ALG LOWER TX CST. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1015MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1800 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 96F HOUMA AWOS-3 /KHUM/...100F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 96F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/...101F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...100F .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 7 PM CDT SUNDAY 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... 22Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 8KT 250FT... SE 8KT 500FT... SE 9KT 1KFT... SE 10KT 2KFT.. SE 9KT 3KFT... SE 7KT 4KFT... SE 9KT 5KFT... SE 13KT MAX WIND...279/20KT 30.0KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1700FT...INVERSION FROM 1700FT TO 5800FT... MOIST LAPSE ABV 5800FT. MOSTLY DRY THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE COLUMN. P.W. 1.51". LI -5. SBCAPE 1877 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 169/8KT. 10/18Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z FRI 06/11/10 SFC... SE 4KT 250FT...SSE 4KT 500FT...SSE 4KT 1KFT...SSE 5KT 2KFT...SSE 8KT 3KFT... SE 7KT 4KFT... SE 7KT 5KFT... SE 8KT MAX WIND...010/23KT 46.8KFT. DRY LAPSE SFC TO 500FT...MODERATELY MOIST LAPSE 500FT TO 6700 FT... NUETRAL LAPSE 6700FT TO 8100FT. MOIST LAPSE ABV 8100FT. DRY THROUGH MUCH OF COLUMN. P.W. 1.82 IN. LI -8. SBCAPE 3544 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 188/5KT. .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 102251Z AUTO 13007KT 7SM FEW032 30/24 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T03000244 TSNO METAR KGAO 102304Z AUTO 13006KT SCT033 SCT040 SCT048 31/24 A2995 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 102055Z 13010KT 10SM SCT031 SCT046 32/23 A2997 METAR KIPN 102355Z AUTO 12010KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 102255Z AUTO 17012KT 10SM 30/25 A2994 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 102255Z AUTO 17007KT 5SM HZ CLR 30/24 A2996 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 102255Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A2995 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT022. 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 1745 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF SPILL LOCATION. NO LGHTNG DETECTED WITHIN 150NM. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.36 FT AT 1624 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.02 FT AT 1801 CDT. WYCM6 1.14 FT AT 1624 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.28 FT AT 2200 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87.1F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........32 32 32 32 32 32 32 27 27 27 27 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............85 85 84 83 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 RH..............72 74 77 79 79 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 94 92 90 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 7 7 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........S25........................................... SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC 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 CEILINGS........S25.................................... SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FRIDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........31 26 26 26 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............85 84 83 83 82 82 RH..............76 77 80 81 82 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 93 91 91 89 89 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 2400 2300 2300 2300 2200 MIX HGT (M).....730 730 700 700 700 670 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 S 9 S 13 S 13 S 15 S 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 S 4 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 6 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... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100610.DEEPW.14/LIX