FNUS74 KLIX 231710 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1210 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2010 ...LAST SPOT FORECAST FOR THE DAY... AT 1200 CDT...RICH FLW OF TROPICAL MOISTR FM FL STRAITS TO JUST S OF OPS AREA. 1023MB HIGH PRES OVR SRN GA...RDGG TO 1020MB HIGH NR 29N/90W. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION... 1020MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1200 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...100F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 96G GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 97F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 95F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...103F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 97F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/...103F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 15Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 9KT 250FT...ESE 8KT 500FT...ESE 9KT 1KFT... SE 8KT 2KFT... SE 8KT 3KFT... SE 10KT 4KFT... SE 13KT 5KFT... SE 15KT MAX WIND...065/37KT 41.3KFT. DRY LAPSE SFC TO 3600FT...WARM LAPSE TO 5200FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. INV-V SFC TO 2C DEP AT 925MB/2700FT...V-DRY TO 850MB/5200FT...MDTLY MOIST TO 575MB...V-DRY ABV. P.W. 1.90 IN. LI -6.3. SBCAPE 2939 J/KG. 30R75 STM MOTION 151/08KT. 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 78.9KFT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. INV-V SFC TO 3C DEP AT 975MB/1300FT...V-DRY ABV. 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 SPECI KBVE 231705Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM BKN028 BKN040 31/25 A3011 RMK AO2 TSNO METAR KGAO 231700Z AUTO 00000KT VCTS SCT019 SCT028 SCT042 30/25 A3010 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND SW METAR KHSA 231650Z 18008KT 10SM BKN025 BKN040 29/25 A3012 METAR KIPN 231655Z AUTO 09010KT 10SM FEW024 30/25 A3012 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 231655Z AUTO 15010KT 10SM FEW024 FEW034 30/25 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 231655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 30/24 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 231655Z AUTO 15011KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 231655Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM FEW027 FEW036 FEW042 32/25 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 231545Z 2316/2412 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH FEW020 BKN050 TEMPO 2316/2320 2SM TSRA BKN015 OVC030CB FM232000 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 1200 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS DEVLPG 15NM SW TO 25NM WNW TO 53NM NW OF SPILL LOCATION...MOVG NW 12KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.31 FT AT 1149 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.04 FT AT 1800 CDT. WYCM6 2.15 FT AT 1156 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 FT AT 2100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 88.5F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........72 72 72 72 72 72 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 87 87 87 87 86 RH..............66 66 66 66 68 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 95 95 95 95 94 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 MIX HGT (KM)....1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 12 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 5 5 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 CEILINGS........S25..................... SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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 85 84 84 84 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............83 84 85 86 88 89 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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