FNUS74 KLIX 112114 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 414 PM CDT FRI JUN 11 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 CDT...1019MB HIGH CNTRD NR 27.8N/85W. 1020MB HIGH OVR NRN SC AND A RIDGE EXTNDG SSW INTO NRN/NERN GLFMEX. 9MB GRADIENT ACROSS THE CNTRL AND WRN GULF...HIGH TO 1010MB ALG LOWER TX CST. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1600 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...MISSING HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...102F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...108F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/...103F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...105F 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... 20Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... S 6KT 250FT... S 7KT 500FT...SSE 7KT 1KFT...SSE 7KT 2KFT.. S 9KT 3KFT...SSE 11KT 4KFT...SSE 9KT 5KFT...SSE 8KT MAX WIND...020/27KT 36KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2700FT...INVERSION 2700FT TO 5200FT... MODERATLY MOIST LAPSE ABV 5200 FT... MODERATELY MOIST FROM SFC TO 2400 FT... DRY THROUGHOUT REST OF COLUMN. P.W. 1.67". LI -5. SBCAPE 1614 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 167/7KT. 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 112104Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM SCT030 BKN037 32/25 A3003 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 112055Z 14005KT 10SM SCT034 32/23 A3003 METAR KIPN 112155Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 112055Z AUTO 15012KT 10SM 30/26 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 112055Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM FEW023 FEW029 30/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 112055Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 31/26 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 111720Z 1118/1218 16010KT P6SM SCT035 FM120100 16005KT P6SM FEW045 FM121000 16003KT 6SM BR SCT022 TEMPO 1210/1212 5SM BR FM121400 16006KT P6SM SCT025 KHSA 111919Z 1119/1218 16007KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 FM112200 17009KT P6SM SCT035 FM120100 18004KT P6SM FEW045 FM121000 00000KT 5SM BR SCT022 FM121400 18005KT P6SM VCSH SCT030= 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 1600 CDT...A LINE OF SHRA AND ISLTD TSRA WERE MAINLY LOCATED OVER SRN MS WITH OPERATIONS OVER THE SPILL SITE VOID OF RAIN. THE CLOSEST LIGHTNING TO THE SPILL SITE WAS LOCATED OVER 170NM TO THE NNW. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.56 FT AT 1550 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.05 FT AT 1858 CDT. WYCM6 1.57 FT AT 1537 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.19 FT AT 2259 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86.0F .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........41 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............86 85 RH..............77 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 96 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 SEAS............3 3 SEA STATE.......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 87 86 83 82 82 RH..............77 72 75 81 82 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 99 97 92 91 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)....1900 1800 1700 1700 1500 1200 MIX HGT (M).....580 550 520 520 460 370 TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 SE 10 S 12 S 12 S 15 S 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 2 SE 4 S 5 S 5 S 7 S 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .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 83 84 85 85 RH..............83 81 79 77 75 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 90 93 94 95 94 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1200 1500 1500 1900 2500 MIX HGT (M).....370 370 460 460 580 760 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 8 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 S 4 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............3 3 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100611.DEEPW.10/LIX