FNUS74 KLIX 181911 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 211 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1400 CDT...BROAD 1020MB RIDGE COVERS THE NW GLFMEX. 4MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1016MB ALONG LWR TX COAST. 4MB GRADIENT ALSO TO WEAK SW-NE ORIENTED 1016MB TROF EXTENDING FROM AL COAST INTO SOUTHEAST US. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1019MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1400 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 104F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 101F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 96F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 82F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 102F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 109F .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... 19Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... N 7KT 250FT... N 7KT 500FT... N 6KT 1KFT... N 6KT 2KFT... N 6KT 3KFT... N 4KT 4KFT... N 2KT 5KFT... NE 2KT MAX WIND...038/26KT 32.0KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2000FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. P.W. 2.14 IN. LI -6.0. SBCAPE 2184 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 062/5KT. 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 181851Z AUTO 03004KT 9SM FEW039 SCT060 32/26 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T03220256 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 181903Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA CLR 29/26 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE SE AND NW METAR KHSA 181855Z 23009KT 10SM SCT040 BKN050 32/26 A3003 RMK VCTS METAR KIPN 181855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT027 SCT034 33/24 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 181855Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 181855Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM 30/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 181855Z AUTO 35009G15KT 9SM SCT031 30/25 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 181855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3005 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030...SCT 2-3SM TSRA BKN025CB G35KT TOP 450. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT025-030...ISOLD-SCT TSRA G28KT TOP 380 THRU 00Z. KHUM 181727Z 1818/1918 25006KT P6SM SCT040CB FM190000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW045 SCT250 KHSA 181727Z 1818/1918 19006KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB TEMPO 1819/1821 VRB15G25KT 5SM -TSRA SCT030CB BKN050 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 1400 CDT...ISOLD SHWR 5NM N MOVING S 5 KT. ISOLD TSTM 30NM E WITH OCASNL LGTNG MOVING S 5 KT. ISOLD SHWRS 20-30NM S-SW MOVING S 5KT. ISOLD SHWRS/TSTMS WITH ISOLD LGTNG STRIKES 50-80NM W MOVING S 5 KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.97 FT AT 1348 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.88 FT AT 2300 CDT. WYCM6 1.18 FT AT 1342 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.50 FT AT 1445 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: MISG .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........80 52 52 52 WEATHER COV.....DEF CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 88 88 87 RH..............66 66 67 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 98 96 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 30 30 30 CEILINGS........B20.....S20.... SEAS............2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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.....CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM 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 N 5 N 5 NW 5 NW 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 1 N 1 N 2 N 2 NW 2 NW 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 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..NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 W 5 W 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 W 2 W 2 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.10/LIX