FNUS74 KLIX 031020 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 520 AM CDT SAT JUL 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...1013MB LOW NERN GULF OF MEX DRIFTING WSW WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FNT XTNDG W INTO ERN LA. 4MB GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1015MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... * THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. * EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS OF 3 TO 4 FEET THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET NEARSHORE...4 TO 6 FEET OFFSHORE BY LATE TONIGHT. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... ISSUED O600 AM SPOT .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 030951Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02670233 TSNO METAR KGAO 031000Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 23/23 A2999 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 030050Z 00000KT 10SM SCT060 BKN100 26/25 A2999 METAR KIPN 030955Z AUTO 06019KT 10SM FEW029 FEW038 FEW046 42/38 A2993 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 030955Z AUTO 02010KT 10SM 28/25 A2994 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 030955Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 030955Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM FEW037 SCT045 28/25 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 030955Z AUTO 05013KT 10SM FEW034 FEW045 28/25 A2997 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...MVFR BKN025...SCT SHRA/TSRA BKN011CB G25KT TOP 370. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT030...SCT SHRA BKN025CB G35KT TOP 400. KHUM 030520Z 0306/0406 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM031500 07009KT P6SM BKN050 FM040000 08009KT P6SM SCT250 KHSA 030520Z 0306/0406 VRB03KT P6SM SCT060 TEMPO 0306/0308 VRB10G15KT RA SCT020CB FM031200 08008KT P6SM BKN050 FM031800 11013KT P6SM SCT250 AMD NOT SKED= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUN...VFR SCT030. SCT SHRA/TSRA. MDT E-ESE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MON...MVFR BKN030. SCT SHRA/TSRA. LGT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR TUE...MVFR BKN030. SCT-NUMRS SHRA/TSRA. MDT SE WND. .RADAR... AT 0500 CDT...SCT SHWRS/ISOLD TSTMS GENLY BEYOND A 25NM RADIUS OF SPILL SITE..MOVG SW 10KT. CLOSEST LGTNG...118NM S. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.75 FT AT 0500 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.90 FT AT 0800 CDT. WYCM6 2.27 FT AT 0454 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.64 FT AT 1124 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 84.6F AT 0500 CDT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........61 71 71 71 71 68 68 73 73 73 73 73 73 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 81 82 83 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 84 RH..............79 79 77 74 72 67 67 67 67 67 67 70 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..86 86 87 89 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 90 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..11 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 30 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.2 4.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.15 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 CEILINGS........S30............................................... SEAS............3 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........73 59 59 59 73 73 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 84 83 82 81 80 RH..............70 70 72 74 77 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 89 87 86 84 20 FT WIND......E 15 E 15 E 15 E 15 E 15 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 35 35 35 30 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 4000 3700 3700 3400 3100 MIX HGT (M).....1280 1220 1130 1130 1040 940 TRANSPORT WIND..E 22 E 22 E 23 E 23 E 23 E 23 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............6 6 6 6 6 6 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO CH CH .INDEPENDENCE DAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........73 70 70 70 77 77 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 81 84 85 85 85 RH..............81 78 70 70 70 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..84 86 90 93 93 93 20 FT WIND......E 14 E 14 E 13 E 12 SE 11 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 2900 3200 3200 3400 3700 MIX HGT (M).....940 880 980 980 1040 1130 TRANSPORT WIND..E 23 E 22 SE 20 SE 20 E 17 SE 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 10 E 10 SE 9 SE 9 E 8 SE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............6 5 5 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......CH LC CH CH CH CH .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100703.DEEPW.01/LIX