FNUS74 KLIX 161730 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1230 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1200 CDT...BROAD AND FLAT 1020MB RIDGE COVERS THE NRN AND ERN GLFMEX FM FL PEN TO 92W. 4MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1016MB ALG TX CST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1019MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1200 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 99F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 100F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 101F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 99F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 108F 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... 17Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SW 4KT 250FT... SW 4KT 500FT... SW 4KT 1KFT... SW 5KT 2KFT... S 7KT 3KFT... SE 3KT 4KFT... S 3KT 5KFT... S 4KT MAX WIND...305/16KT 28.1KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2800FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. 4C DEP OR GREATER THROUGHOUT. P.W. 2.02 IN. LI -5.9. SBCAPE 3124 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 149/0KT. 16/12Z 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...010/17KT 40.3KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 7800FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. INV-V TO 2C DEP AT 980MB/1100FT...V-DRY 4C DEP ABV 875MB/4400FT. P.W. 2.05 IN. LI -8.0. SBCAPE 3659 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 004/04KT. .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 161651Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T03110244 TSNO METAR KGAO 161725Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 33/23 A3010 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE PWINO METAR KHSA 161652Z 00000KT 10SM SCT030 BKN050 32/22 A3009 METAR KIPN 121835Z AUTO 10011KT 9SM CLR 29/25 A3013 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 161715Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM SCT024 31/25 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 161715Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM 30/25 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 161715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3012 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 161715Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW026 SCT043 BKN085 33/25 A3011 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030...SCTD TSRA THRU 00Z. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT025...ISOLD TSRA THRU 00Z. KHUM 161725Z 1618/1718 19004KT P6SM SCT030 SCT060 TEMPO 1618/1620 6SM -TSRA SCT030CB BKN050 FM170900 20004KT 4SM BR SCT030 FM171300 21005KT P6SM SCT030 FM171700 19005KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB KHSA 161725Z 1618/1718 18005KT P6SM SCT035CB BKN060 TEMPO 1619/1621 5SM -TSRA BKN030CB FM170000 VRB03KT 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 1200 CDT...ISOLD TSRA 50NM W. ISOLD TSRA 90NM W. SCTD SHRA 30-50NM NORTH. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.69 FT AT 1048 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.30 FT AT 2300 CDT. WYCM6 1.76 FT AT 0936 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.18 FT AT 1500 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 90.0F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........55 60 60 60 60 60 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 86 86 86 85 RH..............72 72 72 72 72 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 96 96 96 96 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 2 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 CEILINGS........S25................... SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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......W 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.08/LIX