FNUS74 KLIX 112210 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 510 PM CDT FRI JUN 11 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1700 CDT...1019MB HIGH CNTRD NR 27.5N/85W. 1021MB HIGH OFF NC COAST. 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 1017MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1700 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...MISSING HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...102F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...103F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/...102F 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... 21Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 7KT 250FT... S 7KT 500FT... SE 8KT 1KFT... SE 7KT 2KFT.. SSE 9KT 3KFT...SSE 9KT 4KFT... SE 8KT 5KFT...SSE 8KT MAX WIND...045/28KT 42.1KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 3000FT... INVERSION 3000FT TO 5500FT... PSEUDO -6.5/KM 5500FT TO 18800FT... DRY THROUGHOUT REST OF COLUMN. P.W. 1.74". LI -5. SBCAPE 1646 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 165/7KT. 11/18Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z SAT 06/12/10 SFC... SE 4KT 250FT... SE 4KT 500FT... SE 4KT 1KFT... SE 5KT 2KFT... SE 5KT 3KFT... SE 5KT 4KFT... SE 6KT 5KFT... SE 7KT MAX WIND...067/30KT 41.0KFT. PSEUDO -6.9/KM LAPSE SFC TO 6700FT. ISOTHERMAL TO 8500 FT. PSEUDO -7.6/KM LAPSE ABOVE 8500FT. P.W. 1.61 IN. LI -6. SBCAPE 2183 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 150/3KT. .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 112204Z AUTO 13006KT CLR 32/25 A3003 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 112151Z 14007KT 10SM SCT035 32/23 A3003 METAR KIPN 112255Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 112155Z AUTO 15011KT 10SM 31/26 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 112155Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM SCT022 30/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 112155Z AUTO VRB05G10KT 10SM FEW018 32/26 A3004 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT025. 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 1700 CDT...ISOLATED TSRA NEAR SLIDELL MOVING NORTH. OPERATIONS OVER THE SPILL SITE VOID OF RAIN. THE CLOSEST LIGHTNING TO THE SPILL SITE WAS LOCATED 140NM TO THE NW. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.35 FT AT 1636 CDT RISING...LOW TIDE 0.05 FT AT 1858 CDT. WYCM6 1.31 FT AT 1636 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.19 FT AT 2259 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87.4F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........41 41 36 36 36 36 36 36 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE............................................... TEMP............85 85 86 87 87 86 84 83 83 82 82 82 82 RH..............77 77 75 72 73 75 77 81 81 82 82 83 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 96 97 99 98 97 94 92 92 91 91 90 89 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 10 10 10 12 12 12 15 15 15 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........S25............................................... SEAS............2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH CH 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 CEILINGS........10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............3 3 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC LC LC LC .SATURDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 35 35 35 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............84 83 82 82 81 81 RH..............69 71 75 77 79 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 91 88 87 86 85 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 4 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2400 2200 2200 2100 2000 MIX HGT (M).....760 730 670 670 640 610 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 5 S 5 S 7 S 7 S 3 S 3 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 2 S 2 S 3 S 3 S 1 S 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC SM SM .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100611.DEEPW.11/LIX