FNUS74 KLIX 181212 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 712 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 0700 CDT...BROAD 1019MB RIDGE COVERS THE NW GLFMEX. 4MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1015MB ALONG LWR TX COAST. 2MB GRADIENT ALSO TO WEAK SW-NE ORIENTED 1017MB TROF EXTENDING FROM AL COAST INTO SOUTHEAST US. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0700 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 81F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 84F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 79F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 85F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 92F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 98F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 85F .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... 12Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... W 7KT 250FT... W 7KT 500FT... W 7KT 1KFT... W 7KT 2KFT...WNW 5KT 3KFT...NNE 7KT 4KFT... NE 10KT 5KFT...ENE 12KT MAX WIND...017/28KT 32.1KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 3500FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. P.W. 1.72 IN. LI -4.7. SBCAPE 3111 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 051/4KT. 18/06Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z FRI 06/19/10 SFC...NNW 6KT 250FT...NNW 6KT 500FT...NNW 6KT 1KFT...NNW 6KT 2KFT...NNW 6KT 3KFT...NNW 6KT 4KFT... N 5KT 5KFT... N 6KT MAX WIND...027/16T 44.3KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 3500FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. INV-V TO 2C DEP AT 865MB/2700FT...V-DRY ABV 865MB/2700FT. P.W. 2.12". LI -2.0. SBCAPE 519 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 069/05KT. .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 181151Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM -RA BR SCT041 BKN055 BKN070 26/24 A3008 RMK AO2 RAB1054 SLP184 P0018 60043 70043 T02560239 10294 20250 53019 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 181203Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM VCTS CLR 26/25 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE METAR KHSA 181150Z 00000KT 7SM CLR 23/23 A3005 METAR KIPN 181155Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 181155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW037 30/24 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 181155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT023 29/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 181155Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM SCT023 SCT030 31/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 181155Z AUTO 35011KT 6SM HZ SCT027 BKN034 28/26 A3006 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025...LCL MVFR 4-5SM BR TIL 13Z. AFT 16Z VFR SCT030...ISOLD SHRA. AFT 19Z SCT SCT 2-3SM TSRA BKN025CB G35KT TOP 450. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT025-030...ISOLD-SCT TSRA G28KT TOP 380 THRU 00Z. KHUM 181121Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT 6SM BR FEW020 FM181300 27005KT P6SM SCT030 FM181700 25006KT P6SM SCT035 PROB30 1821/1823 -TSRA BKN050CB FM190100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW045 SCT250 KHSA 181121Z 1812/1912 00000KT 5SM BR SCT015 FM181400 VRB05KT P6SM SCT030 FM181700 19006KT P6SM SCT035 PROB30 1821/1824 -TSRA BKN050CB FM190100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW045 SCT250= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SAT...MVFR SCT-BKN030. SCTRD TSRA. LGT N WND AM...LGT SW WND PM. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUN...MVFR SCT-BKN030. SCTRD TSRA. LGT NW WND AM...LGT SE WND PM. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MON...MVFR SCT-BKN030. SCTRD TSRA. LGT E WND AM...MOD SE WND PM. .RADAR... AT 0700 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS DEVELOPING 5-15NM N NRLY STNRY. BKN LINE OF TSTMS 50-60 NM NW-NE WITH FRQNT LGTNG MOVING S 5 KT. ISOLD SHWRS 30-50NM W-SW NRLY STNRY. ISOLD TSTM 85NM NW NEAR GRAND ISLE WITH FRQNT LGTNG NRLY STNRY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.19 FT AT 0536 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.29 FT AT 0900 CDT. WYCM6 1.14 FT AT 0630 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.43 FT AT 1000 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 88.7F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........54 54 54 54 54 54 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 86 86 86 87 88 88 88 88 87 RH..............69 70 70 70 70 69 67 66 66 66 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 96 95 95 95 96 98 98 98 98 96 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 4 4 3 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CEILINGS........B25.........S25........................... SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC SM SM SM SM SM .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........52 35 35 35 41 41 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............87 86 85 84 83 83 RH..............67 70 72 75 76 76 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 95 94 92 90 90 20 FT WIND......NW 6 W 7 W 6 W 5 W 4 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2800 2700 2700 2700 2500 MIX HGT (M).....880 850 820 820 820 760 TRANSPORT WIND..N 3 N 3 W 2 W 2 SW 2 W 3 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 1 N 1 W 1 W 1 SW 1 W 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM SM LC .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........41 53 53 53 68 68 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 84 85 87 88 88 RH..............77 75 72 67 65 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 92 94 96 97 98 20 FT WIND......W 5 NW 5 N 5 N 5 NW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2600 2800 2800 3000 2800 MIX HGT (M).....760 790 850 850 910 850 TRANSPORT WIND..W 3 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 N 3 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 1 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 N 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM LC LC $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100618.DEEPW.03/LIX