FNUS74 KLIX 111521 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1021 AM CDT FRI JUN 11 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1000 CDT...1019MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/89W. 1021MB HIGH OVR ERN TN WITH RIDGE EXTNDG SSW INTO NRN/NERN GLFMEX. 8MB GRADIENT ACROSS THE CNTRL AND WRN GULF...HIGH TO 1011MB ALG LOWER TX CST. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1017MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0800 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 94F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...100F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...100F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 89F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 96F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 94F .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... 15Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SSE 9KT 250FT...SSE 9KT 500FT...SSE 9KT 1KFT...SSE 10KT 2KFT.. S 13KT 3KFT... S 14KT 4KFT... S 15KT 5KFT... S 13KT MAX WIND...023/32KT 41KFT. 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. 1.84". LI -8. SBCAPE 4004 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 185/9KT. 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 111351Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM FEW065 30/25 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T03000250 TSNO METAR KGAO 111504Z AUTO 16011KT SCT026 32/24 A3005 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 111351Z 17006KT 10SM SCT040 28/25 A3005 METAR KIPN 111555Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM BKN016 BKN030 BKN036 29/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 111455Z AUTO 17012KT 9SM 29/26 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 111455Z AUTO 20011KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 111455Z AUTO 21005KT 9SM BKN018 BKN026 OVC044 29/26 A3005 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 111335Z 1114/1212 18005KT P6SM VCSH SCT016 SCT025CB 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 1000 CDT...AN AREA OF SHRA AND ISLTD TSRA WERE MAINLY LOCATED NEAR THE PEARL RIVER BASIN. THAT SAID THE OPERATIONS AREA IS VOID OF RAIN AND THE CLOSEST LIGHTNING TO THE SPILL SITE WAS LOCATED OVER 160NM TO THE NNW. .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 .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........33 33 41 41 41 41 41 41 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............84 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 RH..............82 80 75 75 75 75 75 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 97 97 97 97 97 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 3 3 7 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM 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 7 SE 9 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 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 10 S 8 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 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...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100611.DEEPW.05/LIX