FNUS74 KLIX 121916 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 216 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1400 CDT...BROAD 1021MB 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. SKIES WERE CLEAR TO MOSTLY CLEAR OVER THE GULF. SFC PRES OVER THE SPILL SITE WAS 1020MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1400 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...MISSING HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...102F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...105F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/...100F 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... 17Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...ESE 7KT 250FT...ESE 7KT 500FT...ESE 7KT 1KFT... SE 7KT 2KFT.. SE 7KT 3KFT... SE 8KT 4KFT... SE 7KT 5KFT... SE 7KT MAX WIND...029/29KT 46.7KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2400FT...INVERSION 2400FT TO 5200FT... PSEUDO LAPSE ABV 5200FT DRY THROUGHOUT REST OF COLUMN. P.W. 1.39". LI -4. SBCAPE 1335 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 146/7KT. 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 121904Z AUTO 13007KT 092V162 SCT028 SCT035 33/25 A3010 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 121852Z 09005KT 10SM SCT040 33/23 A3010 METAR KIPN 121835Z AUTO 10011KT 9SM CLR 29/25 A3013 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 051315Z AUTO 18013KT 4SM HZ FEW015 SCT022 29/27 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 121855Z AUTO 14011KT 10SM 31/26 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 121855Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 121855Z AUTO VRB04G11KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A3010 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR FEW/SCT025...LCL BKN035 B/T 18-22Z MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW/SCT025. KHUM 121729Z 1218/1318 16008KT P6SM SCT030 FM130300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 FM131400 13005KT P6SM SCT030 KHSA 121729Z 1218/1318 17008KT P6SM SCT040 FM130300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM131400 17006KT P6SM SCT030 AMD NOT SKED AFT 130200= 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 1400 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES OVER OPS AREA INFACT EVEN CLOUDS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO COME BY OVER THE WATER. THE CLOSEST LGHTNG DETECTED WAS OVER 350NM AWAY OVER CNTRL GA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.71 FT AT 1231 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.14 FT AT 2002 CDT. WYCM6 2.41 FT AT 1236 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.11 FT AT 2359 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 85.6F .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........45 45 45 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............86 86 86 85 RH..............70 69 68 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 95 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 1 1 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 0 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 30 30 30 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............84 84 84 84 83 81 RH..............69 73 77 77 79 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 93 93 93 92 88 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 S 5 S 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 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 45 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 82 84 85 86 86 RH..............88 86 82 77 71 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..85 89 95 97 96 95 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 5 N 6 NE 6 NE 6 E 6 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.06/LIX