FNUS74 KLIX 121019 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 519 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 0500 CDT...BROAD 1019MB HIGH OVER MUCH OF THE SERN CONUS AND INTO THE NERN GLFMEX. LOWER PRESSURE(1012MB) NOTED OVER THE LOWER TX COAST LEADING TO A 7MB PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE CNTRL AND WRN GULF. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0500 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...MISSING HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 79F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 79F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 75F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 94F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 96F .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... 09Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SSE 9KT 250FT...SSE 7KT 500FT...SSE 10KT 1KFT...SSE 11KT 2KFT.. SSE 10KT 3KFT...SSE 9KT 4KFT... SE 8KT 5KFT...SSE 8KT MAX WIND...045/28KT 42.1KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2KFT...INVERSION 2KFT TO 4300FT... PSEUDO 4300FT ABV DRY THROUGHOUT REST OF COLUMN. P.W. 1.58". LI -8. SBCAPE 4365 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 166/10KT. .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 121004Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 26/25 A3006 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 120155Z 14004KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A3004 RMK LAST METAR KIPN 121055Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM FEW015 29/26 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 120955Z AUTO 17015KT 10SM CLR 29/26 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 120955Z AUTO 17013KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 120955Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A3006 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR FEW/SCT025...LCL BKN035 B/T 18-22Z MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW/SCT025. KHUM 120521Z 1206/1306 16006KT P6SM SCT028 FM121000 16003KT 6SM BR SCT025 TEMPO 1210/1214 BKN025 FM121400 16007KT P6SM SCT030 FM121800 15010KT P6SM SCT040 FM130000 15005KT P6SM FEW040 KHSA 120521Z 1206/1306 18004KT P6SM SCT028 FM121000 00000KT 5SM BR SCT020 FM121400 18005KT P6SM SCT030 FM121800 18009KT P6SM SCT040 FM130000 17004KT P6SM FEW040 AMD NOT SKED= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUN...VFR FEW/SCT025. LGT & VRB WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MON...VFR SCT025. LGT & VRB WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR TUE...VFR SCT030. LGT & VRB AM...SE 5KTS PM. .RADAR...AT 0500 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES OVER OPS AREA. NO LIGHTNING WITHIN 400NM IN LAST 2 HRS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.72 FT AT 0434 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.12 FT AT 0801 CDT. WYCM6 1.67 FT AT 0434 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.88 FT AT 1200 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 85.8F .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........30 35 35 35 35 35 35 40 40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............82 81 82 83 84 85 85 86 86 86 86 86 85 RH..............84 84 84 82 81 78 76 75 72 72 70 70 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 89 91 94 96 96 97 97 97 96 96 95 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.5 2.5 2.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 30 30 30 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............85 83 82 81 80 79 RH..............68 72 75 77 88 92 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 91 88 88 86 79 20 FT WIND......SE 7 S 6 S 5 S 5 SW 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 1800 1800 1800 1700 1600 MIX HGT (M).....760 550 550 550 520 490 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 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC SM .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 35 35 35 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 81 84 86 87 87 RH..............89 82 74 70 68 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..79 87 92 95 96 96 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 5 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 2000 2000 2000 2100 2100 MIX HGT (M).....490 610 610 610 640 640 TRANSPORT WIND..S 3 SE 1 N 2 N 2 NE 1 SW 1 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 1 SE 0 N 1 N 1 NE 0 SW 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SM LC LC LC LC SM $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100612.DEEPW.01/LIX