FNUS74 KLIX 171016 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 516 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 0500 CDT...BROAD 1019MB RIDGE COVERS THE NRN AND ERN GLFMEX FM FL PEN TO 96W. WK ELY WAVE ALG TX CST..MOVG W 5KT. WK OUTFLOW BNDRY ALG N GLFMEX CST WITH SCT SHRA/TSRA ALG THIS FEATURE...DRIFTG S. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1017MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0500 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 88F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 75F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 75F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 75F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 95F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 80F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS...5% CHC DWNBURST WND. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 10Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...WSW 7KT 250FT...WSW 7KT 500FT...WSW 7KT 1KFT...WSW 6KT 2KFT... NW 3KT 3KFT...ENE 6KT 4KFT... E 8KT 5KFT...ENE 3KT MAX WIND...004/26KT 41.0KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 3500FT...NEUTRAL LAPSE TO 3500 TO 5100FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. 4C DEP OR GREATER THROUGHOUT. P.W. 1.81 IN. LI -7.8. SBCAPE 3848 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 364/4KT. 17/06Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z FRI 06/18/10 SFC... NW 10KT 250FT... NW 10KT 500FT... NW 11KT 1KFT... NW 11KT 2KFT... NW 12KT 3KFT... N 10KT 4KFT...NNE 10KT 5KFT... NE 9KT MAX WIND...055/37KT 36.7KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1200FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. INV-V TO 1C DEP AT 976MB/1200FT...V-DRY ABV 976MB/1200FT. P.W. 1.85 IN. LI -7.1. SBCAPE 3583 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 067/08KT. .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 170951Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 27/25 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02720250 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 171005Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/23 A3004 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 170055Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3003 METAR KIPN 171055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT030 SCT039 30/24 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 170955Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 170955Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 170955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 170955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW025 31/25 A3003 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030...LCL MVFR 4-5SM BR TIL 14Z. AFT 15Z VFR SCT025-030...ISOLD TSRA. AFT 18Z SCT 2-3SM TSRA BKN025CB G35KT TOP 450. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT025...ISOLD-SCT TSRA G28KT TOP 380 THRU 00Z. KHUM 170848Z 1709/1806 00000KT 3SM BR FEW250 TEMPO 1709/1713 1SM BR OVC007 FM171300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 FM171700 19005KT P6SM SCT030 SCT050 PROB30 1718/1721 4SM -TSRA BKN035CB KHSA 170530Z 1706/1806 00000KT 4SM BR FEW250 FM171300 33003KT P6SM FEW025 FM171700 19006KT P6SM SCT035 SCT050 PROB30 1717/1721 4SM -TSRA BKN035CB AMD NOT SKED= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRI...MVFR SCT-BKN025. ISOLD SHRA. LGT NW-W WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SAT...VFR SCT030. ISOLD SHRA. LGT SW WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUN...MVFR SCT-BKN025. ISOLD SHRA. LGT SW WND. .RADAR... AT 0500 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS 10NM TO 30NM NNW MOVING S 5KT. OTHER ISOLD SHWRS 50NM TO 70NM N MOVING S 5KT. SCTD SHWRS/TSTMS 60NM TO 80NM NNE MOVING S 5KT. ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES 80NM NNE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.04 FT AT 0448 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.53 FT AT 1200 CDT. WYCM6 0.79 FT AT 0442 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.68 FT AT 1500 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 88.2F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........44 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....SCH 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............84 84 84 84 82 84 87 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............77 77 77 77 82 77 69 69 70 70 70 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 93 93 93 89 93 98 98 98 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW N N N N NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.5 9 9 9 10 10 10 7 7 7 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CEILINGS........S25............................................ SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC SM SM SM SM SM SM SM SM .TONIGHT... 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 86 85 84 84 84 RH..............72 72 75 76 76 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 96 94 93 93 94 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 3 SW 3 W 5 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 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 SM SM LC LC .FRIDAY... 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 WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 84 82 87 87 87 RH..............80 80 83 69 68 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 94 90 98 98 96 20 FT WIND......NW 7 N 7 N 6 N 6 E 5 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 2900 3400 3400 3800 3800 MIX HGT (M).....850 880 1040 1040 1160 1160 TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 N 8 NW 10 NW 10 NW 9 N 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 6 N 4 NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 N 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC SM SM $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100617.DEEPW.01/LIX