FNUS74 KLIX 161410 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 910 AM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 0900 CDT...BROAD AND FLAT 1020MB RIDGE COVERS THE NRN AND ERN GLFMEX FM FL PEN TO 92W. 1018MB TROF ORIENTED W-E FM KLFT-42040-42012...STNRY. 5MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1015MB ALG TX CST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1019MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0900 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 95F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...MISG GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 100F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 95F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 103F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...MISG GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 100F .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. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 14Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SW 2KT 250FT... SW 2KT 500FT... S 2KT 1KFT...SSE 2KT 2KFT...ESE 6KT 3KFT... E 9KT 4KFT... E 6KT 5KFT...ESE 7KT MAX WIND...265/17KT 32.2KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2800FT...1C INVERSION 2800-3600 FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. INV-V 3C DEP UP TO 925MB OR 2800 FT. 4C DEP OR GRTR ABV 2800 FT. P.W. 1.99 IN. LI -7.9. SBCAPE 4480 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 106/1KT. 16/06Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z THU 06/17/10 SFC... NW 4KT 250FT... NW 5KT 500FT... NW 5KT 1KFT... NW 5KT 2KFT... NW 5KT 3KFT... NW 4KT 4KFT... NE 3KT 5KFT...NNW 2KT MAX WIND...246/33KT 40.5KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2300FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. INV-V TO 3C DEP AT 950MB/2000FT...V-DRY 4C DEP TO 900MB AND ABV 900MB. P.W. 2.04 IN. LI -3. SBCAPE 1001 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 350/05KT. .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 161351Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T03060233 TSNO METAR KGAO 161405Z AUTO 00000KT SCT024 SCT034 31/25 A3009 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 161353Z 00000KT 7SM SKC 29/26 A3009 METAR KIPN 121835Z AUTO 10011KT 9SM CLR 29/25 A3013 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 161355Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM 30/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 161355Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 161355Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM FEW028 30/26 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 161355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A3008 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030...SCTD TSRA MNLY AFT 16Z. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT025...ISOLD TSRA MNLY TIL 15Z. KHUM 161241Z 1613/1712 00000KT 6SM BR SCT250 FM161400 17004KT P6SM SCT025 TEMPO 1618/1621 6SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM170900 20004KT 4SM BR SCT030 KHSA 161120Z 1612/1712 00000KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 1612/1613 4SM BR FM161600 18005KT P6SM SCT035 TEMPO 1618/1622 6SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM162200 00000KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THU...MVFR SCT-BKN025. ISOLD SHRA. LGT W WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRI...MVFR SCT-BKN025. ISOLD SHRA. LGT W WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SAT...VFR SCT030. ISOLD SHRA. LGT N WND AM...LGT SW WND PM. .RADAR... AT 0900 CDT...ISOLD SHRA 40NM NW-NE NRLY STNRY. OTHER ISOLD SHRA 60NM NE NRLY STNRY. ISOLD SHRA 110NM W NRLY STNRY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.58 FT AT 0836 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.85 FT AT 1200 CDT. WYCM6 1.73 FT AT 0836 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.18 FT AT 1500 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 89.1F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........55 55 55 55 60 60 60 60 60 WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 85 RH..............70 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 94 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE E E NE E S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 CEILINGS........S25............................... SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM SM SM SM SM SM .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........60 60 60 60 50 50 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............85 84 84 84 84 84 RH..............72 74 74 74 74 74 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 92 92 92 92 92 20 FT WIND......SW 2 W 2 SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4400 4400 4000 4000 3400 2600 MIX HGT (M).....1340 1340 1220 1220 1040 790 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 3 NW 5 W 3 W 3 SW 3 W 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 1 NW 2 W 1 W 1 SW 1 W 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM LC LC .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 55 55 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 84 82 87 87 87 RH..............74 74 82 70 70 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 92 89 98 98 98 20 FT WIND......W 5 NW 5 N 6 N 5 NW 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 2800 3500 3500 4300 4300 MIX HGT (M).....790 850 1070 1070 1310 1310 TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 N 6 N 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 3 NW 3 NW 3 NW 3 N 3 N 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC SM $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100616.DEEPW.05/LIX