FNUS74 KLIX 011131 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 631 AM CDT THU JUL 1 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0600 CDT...TROPICAL RAINS CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE OIL SPILL OPERATIONS AREA THIS MORNING WITH LITTLE TO NO IMPROVEMENT ANTICIPATED THIS MORNING. HRCN ALEX CONTINUES TO MOVE FARTHER INLAND INTO NORTHERN MEXICO. WINDS WILL DECREASE STEADILY TODAY BUT SWELLS WILL BE SLOW TO DAMPEN FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. 1018MB HIGH CNTRD NR 29N/89W WITH A TIGHT 15MB GRADIENT TO THE LWR TX CST DUE TO ALEX. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1017MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .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 011051Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3003 RMK AO2 RAE14 SLP170 P0001 T02560244 TSNO METAR KGAO 011120Z AUTO 03006KT 7SM RA BKN005 25/24 A3002 RMK AO2 P0006 LTG DSNT S METAR KHSA MISG METAR KIPN 011115Z AUTO 11016KT 10SM 40/38 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 011115Z AUTO 13017KT 7SM CLR 29/27 A2996 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 011115Z AUTO 14014G21KT 7SM FEW045 SCT050 SCT060 28/26 A2995 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 011115Z AUTO 08018KT 9SM BKN012 OVC017 28/26 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 011115Z AUTO 08015KT 7SM FEW010 FEW034 SCT055 27/25 A3002 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...IFR BKN008-010 AREAS VSBY 5SM RA. AFT 14Z MVFR BKN015-025...SCT-NUMRS SHRA/TSRA BKN011CB G30KT TOP 400. MARINE AREAS...MVFR 3-5SM RA BKN017-022...EMBEDDED 1SM +SHRA BKN015CB G35KT FC/WSPTS TOP 400. KHUM 011122Z 0112/0212 07008KT 6SM RA BR SCT008 BKN030 TEMPO 0112/0114 2SM SHRA BKN010CB FM011400 11008KT P6SM VCTS BKN020CB OVC040 TEMPO 0115/0119 2SM TSRA OVC015CB FM020200 08004KT P6SM SCT020 BKN080 KHSA 011122Z 0112/0212 05003KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC080 TEMPO 0112/0114 2SM SHRA BKN020CB FM011400 12006KT P6SM VCTS BKN020CB OVC080 TEMPO 0116/0120 2SM TSRA OVC020CB FM020200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 BKN080= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRI...MVFR BKN025. SCT SHRA/TSRA. MDT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SAT...MVFR BKN025. SCT SHRA/TSRA. MDT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUN...MVFR BKN030. SCT SHRA/TSRA. MDT SE WND. .RADAR... AT 0600 CDT...WDSPRD MDT RAFL OVR SPILL LOCATION WITH EMBEDDED HVY SHWRS. AREAL MOVMT STNRY. CELL MOVMT N 10KT. VSBY 1SM +SHRA...G25-30KT...ISOLD FC/WSPTS. OVRALL COVRG INCRG AND XPTD TO PERSIST THRU 1000 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.77 FT AT 0551 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.91 FT AT 1030 CDT. WYCM6 2.02 FT AT 0551 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 2.70 FT AT 1500 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 84.9F AT 0600 CDT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEF WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE....RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 81 83 84 84 85 85 85 84 84 84 83 RH..............89 89 85 78 75 74 73 74 74 74 77 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..86 87 90 92 92 94 94 94 92 92 92 90 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..14 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 2.6 2.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.2 3.2 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 24 24 22 22 22 18 18 18 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).11 11 11 11 10 10 10 8 8 8 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 CEILINGS........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 SEAS............8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 83 81 81 80 80 RH..............77 77 82 83 85 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 87 87 85 85 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 6 SE 6 SE 5 S 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 2900 2600 2600 2100 1500 MIX HGT (M).....980 880 790 790 640 460 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 15 SE 16 SE 18 SE 18 SE 20 SE 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............8 7 7 7 6 6 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 90 90 90 100 100 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 81 83 83 83 83 RH..............85 82 74 72 72 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..85 87 90 89 89 89 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 8 E 7 NE 6 NE 7 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1200 1600 1600 2200 3200 MIX HGT (M).....460 370 490 490 670 980 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18 SE 21 SE 18 SE 18 SE 12 E 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8 SE 9 SE 8 SE 8 SE 5 E 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............6 5 5 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...CHRIS BANNAN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100701.DEEPW.01/LIX