FNUS74 KLIX 161809 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 109 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1300 CDT...BROAD AND FLAT 1020MB RIDGE COVERS THE NRN AND ERN GLFMEX FM FL PEN TO 92W. 1019MB TROUGH ORIENTED W-E FM KLCH-KMSY-42012...STNRY. 3MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1017MB ALG TX CST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1019MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1300 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 102F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 92F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 102F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 98F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...MISG GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 102F .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... 18Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... W 3KT 250FT... W 4KT 500FT...WSW 4KT 1KFT... SW 4KT 2KFT...SSW 5KT 3KFT... W 1KT 4KFT... W 3KT 5KFT... SW 3KT MAX WIND...087/21KT 54.5KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2800FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. 4C DEP OR GREATER THROUGHOUT. P.W. 1.99 IN. LI -4.2. SBCAPE 1481 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 252/0KT. 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 161751Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM FEW032 32/25 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T03170250 10328 20283 50004 TSNO METAR KGAO 161805Z AUTO 30004KT SCT037 33/25 A3010 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW THRU SE PWINO METAR KHSA 161751Z 00000KT 10SM BKN040 BKN060 32/22 A3008 METAR KIPN 121835Z AUTO 10011KT 9SM CLR 29/25 A3013 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 161755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 161755Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM 31/25 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 161755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3012 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 161755Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW026 32/24 A3010 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 1300 CDT...SCTD SHRA 30NM NW-NE. SCTD SHRA 50NM N. ISOLD SHRA 60 NM NW. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA 50-60NM W. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.57 FT AT 1248 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.30 FT AT 2300 CDT. WYCM6 1.92 FT AT 1242 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.18 FT AT 1500 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 90.0F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........60 60 60 60 60 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 86 86 85 RH..............72 72 72 72 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 96 96 96 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 MIX HGT (KM)....1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 CEILINGS........S25............... SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.09/LIX