FNUS74 KLIX 111712 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1212 PM CDT FRI JUN 11 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1200 CDT...1019MB HIGH CNTRD NR 27N/84W. 1021MB HIGH OVR ERN TN/NRN GA/NWRN SC/WRN NC...WITH RIDGE EXTNDG SSW INTO NRN/NERN GLFMEX. 7MB GRADIENT ACROSS THE CNTRL AND WRN GULF...HIGH TO 1012MB ALG LOWER TX CST. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1200 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 94F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...101F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...105F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 99F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...103F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 95F .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... 16Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 10KT 250FT... SE 10KT 500FT... SE 10KT 1KFT...SSE 8KT 2KFT.. S 11KT 3KFT...SSE 14KT 4KFT... S 13KT 5KFT... S 10KT MAX WIND...017/24KT 53KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2800FT...INVERSION 2800FT TO 5100FT... MODERATLY MOIST LAPSE ABV 5900 FT... MOSTLY MOIST FROM SFT TO 2800 FT... DRY THROUGHOUT REST OF COLUMN. P.W. 1.82". LI -7. SBCAPE 3115 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 175/8KT. 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 111704Z AUTO 18007KT CLR 33/25 A3006 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 111550Z 18008KT 10SM BKN025 BKN030 31/25 A3006 METAR KIPN 111755Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 111655Z AUTO 17011KT 10SM 30/26 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 111655Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 111655Z AUTO 15009G18KT 10SM BKN018 BKN025 BKN035 31/26 A3006 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 111608Z 1116/1212 18009KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 BKN030CB TEMPO 1118/1122 SCT030 FM112200 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 1100 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 1.76 FT AT 1154 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.05 FT AT 1858 CDT. WYCM6 2.73 FT AT 1131 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.38 FT AT 2259 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86.0F .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........41 41 41 41 41 41 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 86 86 86 86 RH..............75 75 75 75 75 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 97 97 97 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 3 3 7 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 1 1 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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 3 3 3 3 3 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............3 3 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.07/LIX