FNUS74 KLIX 241221 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 721 AM CDT THU JUN 24 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0700 CDT...RICH FLW OF MOISTR FM FL STRAITS TO JUST S OF OPS AREA. 1019MB HIGH PRES FROM SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TO GEORGIA. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION... 1018MB. 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 0700 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 82F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 79F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 73F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 76F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 86F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 86F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 80F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 12Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... SE 9KT 250FT...ESE 5KT 500FT...ESE 5KT 1KFT... E 5KT 2KFT... E 5KT 3KFT... E 5KT 4KFT... E 10KT 5KFT... ESE 12KT 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 3-5KFT...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 241151Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 28/26 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 70031 T02780256 10278 20256 51012 TSNO METAR KGAO 241200Z AUTO 36003KT 7SM CLR 25/25 A3010 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S METAR KHSA 241155Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/23 A3010 METAR KIPN 241215Z AUTO 10010KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 241215Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 241215Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 241215Z AUTO 13011KT 10SM SCT024 30/25 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 241215Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM SCT022 SCT026 BKN032 29/26 A3008 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025-035 SCT 3SM SHRA/TSRA BKN025CB. AFT 01Z...VFR CAVOK...ISOLD 4SM TSRA BKN030CB. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT020-025...SCT 3SM SHRA/TSRA BKN022CB. AFT 01Z...VFR SCT030-035...ISOLD 4SM TSRA BKN030CB. KHUM 241120Z 2412/2512 05004KT P6SM SCT030 FM241700 13007KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM250200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW020 SCT250 KHSA 241120Z 2412/2512 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM241500 08004KT P6SM SCT030 FM241800 16007KT P6SM FEW040 FM250200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC= 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 0700 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS DEVLPG 55NM NW AND 40NM SW OF SPILL SOURCE..MOVG NW 10KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.05 FT AT 0700 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 2.11 FT AT 0830 CDT. WYCM6 2.15 FT AT 0700 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.69 FT AT 1030 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87.6F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........52 52 52 52 52 52 42 42 42 42 42 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 83 83 83 86 88 89 89 89 89 89 RH..............77 77 77 77 70 66 64 64 62 61 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 90 90 95 98 99 99 99 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...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)....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.E E E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CEILINGS........20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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...CHRIS BANNAN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100624.DEEPW.03/LIX