FNUS74 KLIX 181304 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 804 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 0800 CDT...BROAD 1019MB RIDGE COVERS THE NW GLFMEX. 4MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1015MB ALONG LWR TX COAST. 1MB GRADIENT ALSO TO WEAK SW-NE ORIENTED 1018MB TROF EXTENDING FROM AL COAST INTO SOUTHEAST US. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0800 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 87F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 101F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 91F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 93F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 92F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 98F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 92F .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... 13Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...WNW 8KT 250FT...WNW 8KT 500FT...WNW 9KT 1KFT...WNW 9KT 2KFT... NW 9KT 3KFT... N 9KT 4KFT... NE 10KT 5KFT...ENE 11KT MAX WIND...019/25KT 31.3KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 3500FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. P.W. 1.83 IN. LI -5.8. SBCAPE 3492 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 048/5KT. 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 181251Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM FEW050 27/24 A3009 RMK AO2 RAE09 SLP187 P0001 T02720244 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 181243Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E THRU S METAR KHSA 181250Z 29003KT 10SM CLR 26/26 A3006 METAR KIPN 181255Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM SCT026 31/24 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 181255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW024 31/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 181255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 181255Z AUTO 30008KT 10SM SCT029 SCT036 BKN041 31/25 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 181255Z AUTO 35010KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3007 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025...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 0800 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS DEVELOPING 10-20NM N NRLY STNRY. BKN LINE OF TSTMS 40-60 NM NW-NE WITH FRQNT LGTNG MOVING S 5 KT. ISOLD TSTM 100NM NW NEAR PORT FOURCHON WITH FRQNT LGTNG NRLY STNRY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.22 FT AT 0736 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.29 FT AT 0900 CDT. WYCM6 1.14 FT AT 0730 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.43 FT AT 1000 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 88.7F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........54 54 54 54 54 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 86 86 87 88 88 88 88 87 RH..............70 70 70 70 69 67 66 66 66 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 95 95 95 96 98 98 98 98 96 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 4 3 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 0.8 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 TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CEILINGS........B25.....S25........................... SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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.04/LIX