FNUS74 KLIX 121309 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 809 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 0800 CDT...BROAD 1019/1020MB HIGH OVER MUCH OF THE SERN CONUS AND INTO THE NERN GLFMEX. LOWER PRESSURE(1012MB) NOTED OVER THE LOWER TX COAST LEADING TO A 7/8MB PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE CNTRL AND WRN GULF. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0800 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...MISSING HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...104F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 99F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 94F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...103F 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... 11Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SSE 8KT 250FT...SSE 8KT 500FT...SSE 8KT 1KFT...SSE 9KT 2KFT.. SSE 10KT 3KFT... SE 11KT 4KFT... SE 13KT 5KFT... SE 14KT MAX WIND...044/30KT 40.6KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2KFT...INVERSION 2KFT TO 4200FT... PSEUDO LAPSE ABV 4200FT DRY THROUGHOUT REST OF COLUMN. P.W. 1.51". LI -8. SBCAPE 4507 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 160/8KT. 12/00Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z SAT 06/12/10 SFC... NW 3KT 250FT... NW 3KT 500FT... NW 4KT 1KFT... N 5KT 2KFT... N 8KT 3KFT... NE 9KT 4KFT... NE 4KT 5KFT... SE 5KT MAX WIND...055/39KT 40.8KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1K FT...PSEUDO LAPSE 1KFT TO 14KFT. MOIST LAPSE ABV 14K FT. P.W. 1.85 IN. LI -7. SBCAPE 2700 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 090/8KT. .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 121304Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A3009 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 121150Z 00000KT 7SM CLR 24/24 A3008 METAR KIPN 121355Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A3012 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 121255Z AUTO 16013KT 10SM CLR 29/26 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 121255Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM SCT019 SCT042 30/25 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 121255Z AUTO 17008KT 9SM CLR 31/26 A3010 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR FEW/SCT025...LCL BKN035 B/T 18-22Z MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW/SCT025. KHUM 121128Z 1212/1312 16003KT P6SM SCT022 TEMPO 1212/1213 BKN022 FM121400 16007KT P6SM SCT030 FM121800 16008KT P6SM SCT040 FM130000 15005KT P6SM FEW045 FM131000 15003KT 6SM BR SCT022 KHSA 121128Z 1212/1312 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT024 TEMPO 1212/1213 BKN024 FM121400 16006KT P6SM SCT030 FM121700 17008KT P6SM SCT040 FM130000 17004KT P6SM FEW045 FM131000 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT022= 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 0800 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES OVER OPS AREA BUT VERY ISLTD LIGHT SHRA WERE OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTH GULF. NO LIGHTNING WITHIN 400NM IN LAST 2 HRS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.18 FT AT 0740 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE OCCURING NOW. WYCM6 2.06 FT AT 0749 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.88 FT AT 1200 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 85.6F .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........35 35 35 35 40 40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............83 84 85 85 86 86 86 86 86 85 RH..............82 81 78 76 75 72 72 70 70 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 94 96 96 97 97 97 96 96 95 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW NW NW NW E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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)....3100 2900 2700 2700 2500 2300 MIX HGT (M).....940 880 820 820 760 700 TRANSPORT WIND..E 1 S 2 S 5 S 5 SW 6 W 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 0 S 1 S 2 S 2 SW 3 W 3 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)....2300 2100 2700 2700 3200 3000 MIX HGT (M).....700 640 820 820 980 910 TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 N 9 N 10 N 10 N 9 N 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 3 N 4 N 4 N 4 N 4 N 3 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...TIM OSBORNE TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100612.DEEPW.02/LIX