FNUS74 KLIX 111040 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 540 AM CDT FRI JUN 11 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...1017MB HIGH CNTRD NR 26N/85W. 1018MB HIGH OVR TN WITH RIDGE EXTNDG SW INTO NRN GLFMEX. 7MB GRADIENT...HIGH TO 1010MB ALG LOWER TX CST. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1015MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0400 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 86F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 89F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 87F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 89F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 96F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 90F .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... 09Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 4KT 250FT... SE 6KT 500FT... SE 9KT 1KFT... SE 17KT 2KFT.. SSE 21KT 3KFT... S 15KT 4KFT... S 17KT 5KFT...SSE 19KT MAX WIND...003/24KT 54.4KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1KFT...MOIST LAPSE 1K TO 3800 FT... INVERSION 3800FT TO 5900FT...MOIST LAPSE ABV 5900 FT... MOSTLY MOIST FROM SFT TO 2K FT...DRY THROUGHOUT REST OF COLUMN. P.W. 2.02". LI -9. SBCAPE 5325 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 183/10KT. 11/00Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z FRI 06/11/10 SFC... SE 3KT 250FT... SE 3KT 500FT... SE 4KT 1KFT... SE 4KT 2KFT... S 6KT 3KFT...SSE 6KT 4KFT... SE 5KT 5KFT... S 5KT MAX WIND...035/26KT 40.8KFT. PSEUDO -6.5/KM LAPSE SFC TO 6800FT. ISOTHERMAL TO 7800 FT. PSEUDO -6.6/KM LAPSE ABOVE 7800FT. P.W. 1.79 IN. LI -8. SBCAPE 3025 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 170/4KT. .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 110951Z AUTO 13005KT 7SM CLR 27/25 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02670250 TSNO METAR KGAO 111004Z AUTO 00000KT VCTS 27/25 A2997 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 110055Z 14005KT 10SM SCT039 28/25 A2996 METAR KIPN 111055Z AUTO 15012KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 110955Z AUTO 18014KT 10SM SCT016 28/25 A2996 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 110955Z AUTO 19015KT 10SM FEW029 OVC037 29/24 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 110955Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM SCT017 OVC065 29/26 A2998 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT022 BKN050 TIL 15Z THEN SCT030. MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT015-022 BKN050 TIL 15Z...LCL CIGS BKN035... SCT022 AFT 15Z. KHUM 110520Z 1106/1206 16005KT P6SM SCT028 BKN035 BKN050 TEMPO 1107/1110 4SM -SHRA BKN028 FM111000 16004KT 6SM BR SCT026 TEMPO 1110/1113 BKN026 FM111400 17007KT P6SM SCT035 FM111800 15010G18KT P6SM SCT040 FM112330 16005KT P6SM SCT035 KHSA 110520Z 1106/1206 19005KT P6SM FEW060 TEMPO 1110/1113 6SM BR FM111400 18005KT P6SM SCT040 FM111800 17009KT P6SM SCT040 AMD NOT SKED= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SAT...VFR SCT025. LGT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUN...VFR SCT025. LGT & VRB WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MON...VFR SCT025. LGT & VRB WND. .RADAR... AT 0500 CDT...THERE WAS A THIN BAND OF LIGHT SHRA STRETCHING FROM NEAR LAROSE SOUTH AOUT 90 MILES INTO THE GULF SOUTH OF GRAND ISLE. NO ECHOES DETECTED NEAR SPILL SITE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.13 FT AT 0434 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.30 FT AT 0830 CDT. WYCM6 1.94 FT AT 0336 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.89 FT AT 1041 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 84.7F .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........27 28 28 28 28 28 28 41 41 41 41 41 41 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............82 82 82 82 83 84 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 RH..............82 82 82 82 82 82 80 75 75 75 75 75 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 90 90 90 92 94 97 97 97 97 97 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 12 12 12 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC CH CH CH CH LC LC LC LC LC CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........41 36 36 36 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............85 84 83 83 81 81 RH..............77 80 82 81 85 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 94 92 92 90 90 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 7 SE 8 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 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 (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH LC .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 35 35 35 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 82 84 85 86 86 RH..............84 82 78 75 72 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 94 96 97 96 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 SE 5 E 5 SE 5 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2300 2600 2600 2800 2900 MIX HGT (M).....670 700 790 790 850 880 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 S 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 S 3 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...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100611.DEEPW.01/LIX