FNUS74 KLIX 111309 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 809 AM CDT FRI JUN 11 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0800 CDT...1018MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/89W. 1019MB HIGH OVR TN WITH RIDGE EXTNDG SSW INTO NRN/NERN GLFMEX. 7MB GRADIENT ACROSS THE CNTRL AND WRN GULF...HIGH TO 1010MB ALG LOWER TX CST. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1016MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0800 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 94F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 89F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 92F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 95F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 91F .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 UNTIL 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... 12Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SSE 12KT 250FT...SSE 12KT 500FT...SSE 12KT 1KFT...SSE 16KT 2KFT.. S 18KT 3KFT... S 15KT 4KFT... S 18KT 5KFT... S 18KT MAX WIND...017/24KT 53KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1100FT...NEUTRAL 1100FT TO 5900FT... MODERATLY MOIST LAPSE ABV 5900 FT... MOSTLY MOIST FROM SFT TO 1500 FT... DRY THROUGHOUT REST OF COLUMN. P.W. 1.93". LI -9. SBCAPE 5075 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 186/9KT. 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 111251Z AUTO 16008KT 9SM CLR 29/25 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02890250 TSNO METAR KGAO 111304Z AUTO 14006KT CLR 30/26 A3003 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 111251Z 18005KT 10SM SCT016 SCT025 28/26 A3004 METAR KIPN 111355Z AUTO 14012KT 10SM FEW018 SCT023 SCT035 28/25 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 111255Z AUTO 17014KT 9SM CLR 29/25 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 111255Z AUTO 21008KT 9SM FEW031 SCT046 BKN055 29/25 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 111255Z AUTO 16012KT 10SM FEW060 31/25 A3003 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 111125Z 1112/1212 17004KT 6SM BR SCT025 TEMPO 1112/1114 5SM -SHRA BKN025 FM111400 17007KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 1114/1116 BKN030 FM111700 16010KT P6SM SCT035 FM120100 16005KT P6SM FEW045 FM121000 16004KT 6SM BR SCT022 KHSA 111125Z 1112/1212 17005KT 5SM BR SCT022 BKN250 TEMPO 1112/1114 BKN022 FM111400 17007KT P6SM SCT030 FM111700 17009KT P6SM SCT035 FM120100 18004KT P6SM FEW045 FM121000 00000KT 5SM BR SCT022= 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 0800 CDT...THERE WAS A THIN BAND OF LIGHT SHRA STRETCHING FROM THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN KENNER AND STRETCHING SOUTH ABOUT 60 MILES INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO SOUTH OF GRAND ISLE. NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED NEAR SPILL SITE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.40 FT AT 0730 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.48 FT AT 0755 CDT. WYCM6 2.64 FT AT 0730 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 3.02 FT AT 1100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 84.7F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........28 28 28 28 41 41 41 41 41 41 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............82 83 84 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 RH..............82 82 82 80 75 75 75 75 75 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 92 94 97 97 97 97 97 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 7 7 7 3 3 7 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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)....3000 2900 2800 2800 2600 2500 MIX HGT (M).....910 880 850 850 790 760 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 SE 9 SE 12 SE 12 S 13 S 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 3 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 S 6 S 4 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)....2500 2400 3000 3000 3600 3300 MIX HGT (M).....760 730 910 910 1100 1010 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 SE 7 E 5 E 5 SE 6 SE 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 SE 3 E 2 E 2 SE 3 SE 2 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...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100611.DEEPW.04/LIX