FNUS74 KLIX 241018 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 518 AM CDT THU JUN 24 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...RICH FLW OF TROPICAL MOISTR FM FL STRAITS TO JUST S OF OPS AREA. 1019MB HIGH PRES FROM SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TO GEORGIA. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION... 1017MB. ISLD SHWRS OVR MS CANYON AND DEVELOPING NR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0300 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 78F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 77F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... MMF SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 74F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 86F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 86F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 78F .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 2800FT...PSEUDO LAPSE ABV. STORM MOTION 140/08KT. 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. 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 240951Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02560244 TSNO METAR KGAO 241000Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 23/23 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W METAR KHSA 240055Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/26 A3007 METAR KIPN 240955Z AUTO 12012KT 10SM FEW026 29/23 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 240955Z AUTO 14012KT 10SM SCT023 SCT029 SCT037 30/25 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 240955Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 240955Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM FEW022 30/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 240955Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A3006 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. TAFHUM TAF KHUM 240520Z 2406/2506 VRB03KT P6SM FEW025 FM241000 VRB02KT P6SM VCSH SCT025CB FM241400 08006KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN250 FM241800 12008KT P6SM SCT035 SCT250 FM250200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250= KHSA 240520Z 2406/2506 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 FM241000 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT025CB FM241500 14006KT P6SM SCT030 FM242000 17008KT P6SM SCT040 FM250200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025= 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 0500 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS DEVLPG 25NM SW OF SPILL SOURCE..MOVG NW 12KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.95 FT AT 0500 CDT RISING...NEAR HIGH TIDE. WYCM6 1.79 FT AT 0500 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.15 FT AT 1030 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87.6F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........M 54 52 52 52 52 52 52 42 42 42 42 42 WEATHER COV.....M SCH ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....M TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M 83 83 83 83 83 86 88 89 89 89 89 89 RH..............M 77 77 77 77 77 70 66 64 64 62 61 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..M 90 90 90 90 90 95 98 99 99 99 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..M E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..M 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.M 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...M 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.6 MIX HGT (KM)....M 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.M E E E E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.M 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).M 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CEILINGS.................SCT025................................... SEAS............M 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......M LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........42 40 40 40 42 42 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 87 85 85 85 85 RH..............62 64 68 70 70 73 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 95 93 93 93 94 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 2800 2300 2300 2100 1900 MIX HGT (M).....1100 850 700 700 640 580 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 9 E 10 E 10 SE 12 E 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 SE 5 E 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........42 36 36 36 45 45 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............85 85 82 88 88 88 RH..............77 77 88 72 72 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 96 91 102 102 100 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 5 NE 6 NE 7 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 2500 3300 3300 3900 3100 MIX HGT (M).....580 760 1010 1010 1190 940 TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 E 7 E 9 E 9 NE 12 E 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4 E 3 E 4 E 4 NE 5 E 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC CH CH .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100624.DEEPW.01/LIX