FNUS74 KLIX 182021 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 321 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1500 CDT...BROAD 1019MB RIDGE COVERS THE NW GLFMEX. 4MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1016MB ALONG LWR TX COAST. 3MB GRADIENT ALSO TO WEAK SW-NE ORIENTED 1016MB TROF EXTENDING FROM AL COAST INTO SOUTHEAST US. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1500 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 99F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 100F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 105F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 91F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 99F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 105F 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... 20Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...NNE 6KT 250FT...NNE 6KT 500FT...NNE 5KT 1KFT... N 5KT 2KFT...NNW 5KT 3KFT... NW 4KT 4KFT...WNW 4KT 5KFT... NW 2KT MAX WIND...045/25KT 32.7KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2000FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. P.W. 2.04 IN. LI -5.0. SBCAPE 1684 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 064/4KT. 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 181951Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T03220233 TSNO $ METAR KGAO 182003Z AUTO 04003KT CLR 32/26 A3005 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 181955Z 20005KT 10SM SCT022 BKN060 28/24 A3003 METAR KIPN 182015Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM SCT027 BKN033 BKN075 34/24 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 182015Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 182015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 32/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 182015Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 182015Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM FEW027 FEW037 30/26 A3003 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 182005Z 1820/1918 25006KT P6SM SCT040CB TEMPO 1820/1821 5SM -TSRA BKN035CB 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 1500 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS DEVELOPING 5-15NM VICINITY MOVING S 5 KT. BKN LINE OF TSTMS 30NM SE TO 40NM SW WITH FRQNT LGTNG STRIKES MOVING S 5 KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.94 FT AT 1454 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.88 FT AT 2300 CDT. WYCM6 1.30 FT AT 1454 CDT RISING...LOW TIDE 0.80 FT AT 0100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: MISG .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........75 52 52 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 88 87 RH..............66 67 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 96 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 2.9 2.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 CEILINGS........B25....... SEAS............2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE 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 10 10 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.11/LIX