FNUS74 KLIX 181709 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1209 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1200 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 1200 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 98F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 99F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 103F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 103F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 102F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 108F .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... 17Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...NNW 11KT 250FT...NNW 11KT 500FT...NNW 11KT 1KFT...NNW 12KT 2KFT...NNW 11KT 3KFT...NNE 5KT 4KFT... E 6KT 5KFT... E 7KT MAX WIND...035/26KT 36.3KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 3600FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. P.W. 2.24 IN. LI -7.4. SBCAPE 3720 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 062/4KT. 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 181651Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP187 T03000256 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 181703Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM BKN033 BKN039 32/25 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N NE AND S METAR KHSA 181650Z 00000KT 10SM SCT030 33/25 A3007 METAR KIPN 181655Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM FEW027 33/24 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 181655Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM FEW029 31/24 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 181655Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM 30/25 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 181655Z AUTO 32006KT CLR 31/24 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 181655Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3007 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 1200 CDT...ISOLD TSTM WITH OCSNL LGTNG OVER SITE MOVING S 5 KT. ISOLD SHWRS 30-70NM W-SW NRLY STNRY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.12 FT AT 1136 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.97 FT AT 2300 CDT. WYCM6 1.15 FT AT 1130 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.50 FT AT 1445 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 90.1F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........75 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV.....DEF CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 88 88 88 88 87 RH..............67 65 65 66 67 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 98 98 98 98 96 20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.6 3 3 3 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 CEILINGS........B20.....S25........... SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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..............70 72 75 77 77 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 96 94 94 91 89 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..............70 68 68 65 65 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 90 93 95 98 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.08/LIX