FNUS74 KLIX 170108 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 808 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...LAST SPOT FORECAST FOR THE DAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 2000 CDT...BROAD AND FLAT 1018MB RIDGE COVERS THE NRN AND ERN GLFMEX FM FL PEN TO 92W. WK ELY WAVE ALG 93.5W...MOVG W 5KT. WK 1016MB TROF ALG THE N GLFMEX CST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 2000 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 93F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 96F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 97F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 89F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 98F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 93F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 91F .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... 23Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SSW 2KT 250FT... SW 2KT 500FT... SW 3KT 1KFT... SW 5KT 2KFT... SW 3KT 3KFT... NW 5KT 4KFT... NW 10KT 5KFT... NW 8KT MAX WIND...348/20KT 43.5KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2100FT...NEUTRAL LAPSE TO 6800FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. 4C DEP OR GREATER THROUGHOUT. P.W. 1.72 IN. LI -5. SBCAPE 1847 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 163/0KT. 16/18Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z THU 06/17/10 SFC... NW 3KT 250FT... NW 3KT 500FT... NW 3KT 1KFT... NW 3KT 2KFT... NW 3KT 3KFT...NNW 3KT 4KFT... NW 2KT 5KFT... NW 5KT MAX WIND...005/20KT 40.3KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1800FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. INV-V TO 1C DEP AT 950MB/1800FT...V-DRY 4C DEP ABV 950MB/1800FT. P.W. 2.03 IN. LI -6.1. SBCAPE 2617 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 004/05KT. .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 170051Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02940239 TSNO METAR KGAO 170045Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3004 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 170055Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3003 METAR KIPN 170155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 170055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT024 30/25 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 170055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 170055Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 170055Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3003 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030. AFT 09Z LCL MVFR 4-5SM BR TIL 14Z. AFT 15Z VFR SCT025-030...ISOLD TSRA. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT025...ISOLD TSRA THRU 00Z. KHUM 162340Z 1700/1724 27003KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM170900 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT030 FM171300 21005KT P6SM SCT025 FM171700 19005KT P6SM SCT030 SCT050 PROB30 1717/1721 4SM -TSRA BKN035CB KHSA 162340Z 1700/1724 00000KT P6SM FEW050 BKN200 FM171400 33003KT P6SM FEW025 FM171700 19006KT P6SM SCT035 PROB30 1717/1721 4SM -TSRA BKN035CB AMD NOT SKED AFT 170200= 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 2000 CDT...NO ECHOES OR LGTNG DETECTED WITHIN 150NM OF SPILL LOCATION. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.65 FT AT 1939 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.30 FT AT 2300 CDT. WYCM6 1.10 FT AT 1939 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.23 FT AT 0100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 90.5F. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 50 45 45 45 45 45 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............84 83 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 RH..............74 77 77 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 88 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W SW SW SW W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CEILINGS........B80 B80 S25 S23 S22 S22 S20 S20 S20 S20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100616.DEEPW.16/LIX