FNUS74 KLIX 241609 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1109 AM CDT THU JUN 24 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1100 CDT...1021MB HIGH PRES ACRS SOUTH MS/AL. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION... 1018MB. SCT TSRA 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 1100 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 93F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 97F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...103F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 97F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 96F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 95F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/...101F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 16Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... E 9KT 250FT... E 6KT 500FT... E 5KT 1KFT...ENE 6KT 2KFT...ENE 9KT 3KFT...ESE 8KT 4KFT... SE 7KT 5KFT...ESE 10KT MAX WIND...065/34KT 41FT. DRY LAPSE SFC TO 3500FT...MOIST LAPSE ABV. STORM MOTION 120/05KT. 24/12Z 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... E 9KT 4KFT... E 10KT 5KFT... E 10KT 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 241551Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T03060244 TSNO METAR KGAO 241600Z AUTO 06003KT CLR 31/25 A3009 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 241552Z 00000KT 10SM SCT030 31/23 A3009 METAR KIPN 241555Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 241555Z AUTO 09010KT 10SM FEW023 FEW031 30/25 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 241555Z AUTO VRB04G12KT 10SM 31/26 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 241555Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3011 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 241555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3009 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR FEW025-035 SCT 3SM SHRA/TSRA BKN025CB. AFT 01Z...VFR CAVOK...ISOLD 4SM TSRA BKN030CB. MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW020-025...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 1100 CDT...NO SHWRS NEAR SOURCE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.78 FT AT 1100 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.45 FT AT 1900 CDT. WYCM6 2.51 FT AT 1100 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.00 FT AT 2100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 89.1F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........52 52 42 42 42 42 42 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 88 89 89 89 89 89 RH..............70 66 64 64 62 61 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 98 99 99 99 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 8 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CEILINGS........20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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.07/LIX