FNUS74 KLIX 181514 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1014 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1000 CDT...BROAD 1020MB RIDGE COVERS THE NW GLFMEX. 4MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1016MB ALONG LWR TX COAST. 2MB 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 1000 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 100F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...MISGF GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 100F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 98F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 95F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 102F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 103F .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... 15Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... NW 10KT 250FT... NW 10KT 500FT... NW 11KT 1KFT... NW 12KT 2KFT... NW 11KT 3KFT... NW 12KT 4KFT...ENE 7KT 5KFT... E 9KT MAX WIND...025/28KT 34.8KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 3600FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. P.W. 2.09 IN. LI -7.2. SBCAPE 3883 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 051/5KT. 18/12Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z FRI 06/19/10 SFC... NW 4KT 250FT... NW 5KT 500FT... NW 5KT 1KFT... NW 5KT 2KFT... NW 5KT 3KFT... NW 3KT 4KFT... SE 2KT 5KFT... SE 4KT MAX WIND...027/22KT 31.9KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2000FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. INV-V TO 1C DEP AT 865MB/2100FT...V-DRY ABV 865MB/2100FT. P.W. 2.03 IN. LI -5.4. SBCAPE 2284 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 093/5KT. .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 181451Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 60001 T03060256 51005 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 181503Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM SCT027 SCT035 31/25 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE METAR KHSA 181445Z 34007KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3006 METAR KIPN 181455Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 181455Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM SCT028 BKN034 BKN044 31/24 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 181455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 31/25 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 181455Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM SCT039 31/24 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 181455Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM CLR 30/24 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 1000 CDT...ISOLD TSTM WITH FRQNT LGTNG 60 NM NNW NRLY STNRY. SCTRD SHWRS 20-40NM N-NW NRLY STNRY. SCTRD TSTMS 70NM NE WITH FRQNT LGTNG NRLY STNRY. ISOLD SHWR 80NM WSW NRLY STNRY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.19 FT AT 0948 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.97 FT AT 2300 CDT. WYCM6 1.16 FT AT 0942 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.50 FT AT 1445 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 88.9F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........54 54 54 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 87 88 88 88 88 87 RH..............70 70 69 67 66 66 66 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 95 96 98 98 98 98 96 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 MIX HGT (KM)....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 TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 CEILINGS........S25........................... SEAS............1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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.06/LIX