FNUS74 KLIX 181621 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1121 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1100 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 1100 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 97F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 102F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 103F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 102F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 95F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 102F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 106F .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... 16Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...NNW 11KT 250FT...NNW 11KT 500FT...NNW 11KT 1KFT...NNW 12KT 2KFT...NNW 11KT 3KFT...NNE 7KT 4KFT...ENE 7KT 5KFT... E 9KT MAX WIND...030/27KT 36.1KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 3600FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. P.W. 2.19 IN. LI -6.9. SBCAPE 3482 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 058/5KT. 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 181551Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T03000250 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 181603Z AUTO 26003KT BKN031 BKN048 BKN060 32/25 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND E PWINO METAR KHSA 181550Z 33005KT 10SM SCT080 31/26 A3007 METAR KIPN 181555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 181555Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM FEW030 FEW036 31/24 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 181555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 32/26 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 181555Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 181555Z AUTO 35007KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3008 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...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 1100 CDT...ISOLD TSTM WITH OCSNL LGTNG OVER SITE MOVING S 5 KT. ISOLD SHWRS 40-60NM ALL QUADS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.13 FT AT 1100 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.97 FT AT 2300 CDT. WYCM6 1.13 FT AT 1054 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.50 FT AT 1445 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 90.1F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........54 54 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 87 88 88 88 88 87 RH..............68 67 66 66 66 66 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 96 98 98 98 98 96 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 3 3 3 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 80 40 20 20 20 20 CEILINGS........B20.....S25............... SEAS............1 1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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.07/LIX