FNUS74 KLIX 172107 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 407 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1600 CDT...BROAD 1019MB RIDGE COVERS THE NRN AND ERN GLFMEX FM FL PEN TO 96W. WK 1017MB TROF EXTENDING W-E FROM KLCH-KMSY-42012. 4MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1015MB ALONG TX COAST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1600 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...MISG HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...MISGF GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 105F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 92F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 102F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 96F 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... 21Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... N 6KT 250FT... N 4KT 500FT... N 2KT 1KFT... NE 3KT 2KFT... SE 5KT 3KFT... SE 3KT 4KFT... S 4KT 5KFT... W 4KT MAX WIND...020/30KT 47.3KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 3500FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. INV-V 2C DEP TO 3600FT. GREATER THAN 4C DEP ABOVE 3600FT. P.W. 2.02 IN. LI -7.1. SBCAPE 3100 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 042/3KT. 17/12Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z FRI 06/18/10 SFC... NE 5KT 250FT...NNE 5KT 500FT...NNE 5KT 1KFT...NNE 5KT 2KFT...NNE 5KT 3KFT...NNE 6KT 4KFT...NNE 7KT 5KFT... N 8KT MAX WIND...026/29KT 40.3KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2700FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. INV-V TO 2C DEP AT 865MB/2700FT...V-DRY ABV 865MB/2700FT. P.W. 2.03 IN. LI -4.1. SBCAPE 1200 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 065/05KT. .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 171251Z AUTO 34004KT 8SM CLR 29/26 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02940261 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 172103Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3004 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 172050Z 01006KT 7SM -RA SCT018 BKN050 23/23 A3003 METAR KIPN 172055Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 172055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 172055Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM 31/24 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 172055Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 172055Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3003 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT035-040 SCT 2-3SM TSRA BKN025CB G35KT TOP 450. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT025-030...ISOLD-SCT TSRA G28KT TOP 380 THRU 00Z. KHUM 171735Z 1718/1818 23005KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB SCT070 FM172200 23004KT P6SM SCT040 FM180800 VRB03KT P6SM FEW020 KHSA 171930Z 1720/1818 19006KT P6SM VCTS SCT035 SCT070CB TEMPO 1720/1721 4SM -TSRA BKN030CB FM180000 20004KT P6SM FEW025= 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 1600 CDT...NUMRS TSTMS 10-20NM SE OF SITE MOVING S 5KT WITH OCCASIONAL LGTNG STRIKES. ISOLD TSTMS 20-50 NW TO W MOVING S 5KT WITH ISOLD LGTNG STRIKES. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.33 FT AT 1559 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.62 FT AT 2245 CDT. WYCM6 1.98 FT AT 1454 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.53 FT AT 0100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 90.0F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........50 50 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............87 87 RH..............70 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..W W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 4.3 MIX HGT (KM)....1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 CEILINGS........S25... SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......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 S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............86 86 85 84 84 84 RH..............72 68 70 72 72 73 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 94 94 92 92 92 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 3 SW 3 W 5 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 4200 3800 3800 3300 2800 MIX HGT (M).....1310 1280 1160 1160 1010 850 TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 N 8 W 5 W 5 S 1 SE 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 N 4 W 2 W 2 S 0 SE 2 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 WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 84 82 87 87 87 RH..............74 74 79 68 68 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 92 89 96 96 96 20 FT WIND......NW 7 N 7 N 6 N 6 E 5 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 2900 3400 3400 3800 3800 MIX HGT (M).....850 880 1040 1040 1160 1160 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 5 N 8 N 9 N 9 NE 9 NE 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 2 N 4 N 4 N 4 NE 4 NE 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.12/LIX