FNUS74 KLIX 231520 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1020 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010 AT 1000 CDT...ELY WV/1015MB INVRTD TROF...ALG 93W FM S LA INTO GLFMEX...MOVG W. RICH FLW OF TROPICAL MOISTR FM FL STRAITS TO JUST S OF OPS AREA. 1020MB HIGH PRES OFF FL PNHNDL CST...RDGG TO 1019MB HIGH NR 28N/89W. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION... 1019MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1000 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...100F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 82G GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 91F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 91F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 97F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 97F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 95F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 13Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 9KT 250FT... SE 10KT 500FT... SE 10KT 1KFT... SE 11KT 2KFT... SE 14KT 3KFT... SE 15KT 4KFT... SE 16KT 5KFT... SE 16KT MAX WIND...067/26KT 47.0KFT. DRY LAPSE SFC TO 3700FT...WARM LAPSE TO 4700FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. INV-V SFC TO 2C DEP AT 925MB/2700FT...V-DRY TO 850MB/5200FT...MDTLY MOIST TO 600MB...V-DRY ABV. P.W. 1.92 IN. LI -5.9. SBCAPE 3496 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 154/08KT. 23/12Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z THU 06/24/10 SFC...ENE 8KT 250FT...ENE 9KT 500FT...ENE 9KT 1KFT...ENE 9KT 2KFT...ENE 8KT 3KFT... NE 9KT 4KFT... NE 6KT 5KFT... NE 7KT MAX WIND...080/22KT 42.0KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1400FT...SLIGHT INVERSION AT 2000FT...COND STABLE TO 78900FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. V-DRY ABV TO 750MB. P.W. 1.45 IN. LI -5.3. SBCAPE 1933 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 113/05KT. .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 231451Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM BKN028 BKN037 31/25 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T03110250 51009 TSNO METAR KGAO 231500Z AUTO 21004KT SCT016 SCT024 SCT037 28/25 A3011 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W PWINO METAR KHSA 231452Z 00000KT 10SM SCT016 BKN040 26/26 A3012 METAR KIPN 231455Z AUTO 11014KT 10SM FEW021 FEW029 30/25 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 231455Z AUTO 15012KT 10SM FEW021 FEW031 30/25 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 231455Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM 30/24 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 231455Z AUTO 16013KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 231455Z AUTO VRB04KT 9SM BKN024 BKN030 BKN042 30/25 A3010 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025-035 SCT 3SM SHRA/TSRA BKN025CB G30KT TOP 450. AFT 01Z...VFR CAVOK...ISOLD 4SM TSRA BKN030CB G25KT TOP 350. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT020-025...SCT 3SM SHRA/TSRA BKN022CB G30KT TOP 450. AFT 01Z...VFR SCT030-035...ISOLD 4SM TSRA BKN030CB G25KT TOP 350. KHUM 231310Z 2313/2412 15007KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN050 FM231400 15007KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN040 TEMPO 2314/2318 VRB10G20KT 2SM TSRA BKN015CB OVC030 FM240200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 SCT250 TEMPO 2410/2412 5SM BR KHSA 231400Z 2314/2412 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH FEW020 SCT080 SCT250 TEMPO 2314/2315 2SM SHRA BKN015 OVC030CB FM231500 15007KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN050 FM240200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW020 SCT250 TEMPO 2410/2412 5SM BR= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THU...VFR SCT030. ISOLD TSRA. LGT E WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRI...VFR SCT030. ISOLD TSRA. LGT E WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SAT...VFR SCT030. ISOLD TSRA. LGT E WND. .RADAR... AT 1000 CDT...NO ECHOES WITHIN 75NM OF SPILL LOCATION. CLOSEST LGTNG...75NM NW NR SW PASS MS RVR...MOVG N 12KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.67 FT AT 0948 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.04 FT AT 1800 CDT. WYCM6 2.48 FT AT 0942 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 FT AT 2100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87.4F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........59 59 72 72 72 72 72 72 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 87 87 87 87 87 87 86 RH..............75 70 66 66 66 66 68 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 95 95 95 95 95 95 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 3.5 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 12 12 12 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 CEILINGS........S25............................ SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........72 42 42 42 40 40 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............86 85 84 84 82 82 RH..............68 70 72 72 79 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 93 91 91 89 89 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 7 E 7 E 6 SE 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 3500 3100 3100 2800 2900 MIX HGT (M).....1280 1070 940 940 850 880 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 8 E 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 40 42 42 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 82 84 87 88 88 RH..............85 79 74 66 63 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 92 96 97 97 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2400 3600 3600 4300 4300 MIX HGT (M).....880 730 1100 1100 1310 1310 TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 NE 10 NE 14 NE 14 E 13 NE 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4 NE 4 NE 6 NE 6 E 6 NE 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC CH .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. 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