FNUS74 KLIX 162316 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 616 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1800 CDT...BROAD AND FLAT 1019MB RIDGE COVERS THE NRN AND ERN GLFMEX FM FL PEN TO 92W. 1018MB TROUGH ORIENTED W-E FM KLCH-KMSY-42012...STNRY. 4MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1016MB ALG TX CST. WK ELY WAVE ALG 93W...MOVG W 5KT. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1800 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 98F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 89F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 100F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 98F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 102F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 98F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 105F .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... 22Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... NW 3KT 250FT... NW 2KT 500FT... NW 1KT 1KFT... SW 2KT 2KFT... SW 2KT 3KFT... N 4KT 4KFT... NW 7KT 5KFT... NW 6KT MAX WIND...336/14KT 43.8KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 3600FT...NEUTRAL LAPSE TO 7000FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. 4C DEP OR GREATER THROUGHOUT. P.W. 1.76 IN. LI -5. SBCAPE 1569 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 125/1KT. 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 162251Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T03170233 TSNO METAR KGAO 162305Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM VCTS CLR 31/25 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE METAR KHSA 162150Z 20006KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3005 METAR KIPN 162355Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 162255Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 162255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 30/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 162255Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM FEW003 31/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 162255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW033 33/24 A3004 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030...ISOLD TSRA G30KT TOP 400 THRU 00Z. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT025...ISOLD TSRA THRU 00Z. KHUM 162025Z 1620/1718 19004KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB SCT060 FM162200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 FM170900 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT030 FM171300 21005KT P6SM SCT030 FM171700 19005KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB KHSA 162003Z 1620/1718 18005KT P6SM SCT035CB BKN060 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 1800 CDT...ISOLD SHWR 25NM NE OF SPILL LOCATION...MOVG S 5KT. ISOLD TSTM 82NM WNW MOVG NE 5KT. OCNL LGTNG THIS CELL. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.78 FT AT 1754 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.30 FT AT 2300 CDT. WYCM6 1.49 FT AT 1754 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.23 FT AT 0100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 89F. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 50 50 50 45 45 45 45 45 WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 85 84 83 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 RH..............72 70 74 77 77 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 92 90 90 88 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W SW SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.4 2.6 2.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CEILINGS........O80 O80 S25 S25 S25 S22 S22 S20 S20 S20 S20 S20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM SM SM LC LC LC LC LC LC .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........45 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 82 83 86 87 87 RH..............78 78 77 68 63 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 90 94 95 94 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 2800 3500 3500 4300 4300 MIX HGT (M).....790 850 1070 1070 1310 1310 TRANSPORT WIND..W 5 W 9 NW 10 NW 10 NW 7 NW 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 2 W 4 NW 4 NW 4 NW 3 NW 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC SM .THURSDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 55 55 55 45 45 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............86 85 83 83 83 83 RH..............64 68 73 77 81 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 93 90 91 92 92 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 5 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 4200 3800 3800 3300 2800 MIX HGT (M).....1310 1280 1160 1160 1010 850 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6 W 8 W 12 W 12 W 12 W 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 3 W 4 W 5 W 5 W 5 W 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100616.DEEPW.14/LIX