FNUS74 KLIX 121724 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1224 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1200 CDT...BROAD 1021/1022MB HIGH OVER MUCH OF THE SERN CONUS AND INTO THE NERN GLFMEX. LOWER PRESSURE(1014MB) 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 1020MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1200 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...MISSING HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...102F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...102F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 99F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...105F 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... 15Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... E 7KT 250FT... E 7KT 500FT... E 7KT 1KFT... E 7KT 2KFT.. SSE 6KT 3KFT...SSE 10KT 4KFT...SSE 10KT 5KFT... SE 10KT MAX WIND...057/39KT 40.4KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2700FT...INVERSION 2700FT TO 6KFT... PSEUDO LAPSE ABV 6KFT DRY THROUGHOUT REST OF COLUMN. P.W. 1.48". LI -6. SBCAPE 3463 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 151/8KT. 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 121704Z AUTO 11007KT 082V142 CLR 33/25 A3011 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 121445Z 18005KT 10SM SCT046 31/24 A3013 METAR KIPN 121755Z AUTO 10010KT 10SM FEW018 29/25 A3013 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 121655Z AUTO 15012KT 10SM 31/26 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 121655Z AUTO 13006KT 9SM CLR 30/26 A3013 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 121655Z AUTO VRB04G10KT CLR 32/26 A3012 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 1200 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES OVER OPS AREA INFACT EVEN CLOUDS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO COME BY OVER THE WATER. NO LIGHTNING WITHIN 500NM IN LAST 5 HRS .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.13 FT AT 0913 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.15 FT AT 0058 CDT. WYCM6 2.30 FT AT 0852 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.88 FT AT 1200 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 85.6F .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............86 86 86 86 86 85 RH..............75 72 72 70 70 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 97 97 96 96 95 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.5 2 2 2 1 1 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 1 1 1 0 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 SW 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 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.04/LIX