FNUS74 KLIX 072354 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 654 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...1017MB HIGH OVER NORTHEAST MS DOWN TO 1007MB IN WRN GULF. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1016MB. PLUME OF MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM INTO THE AREA BUT MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDICES... AT 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /KGAO/... 87F HOUMA /KHUM/... 86F GULFPORT /KGPT/... 99F SLIDELL /KASD/... 95F BOOTHVILLE /KBVE/... N/A WEST DELTA /DLP /... 94F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 23Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...ESE 13KT 250FT...ESE 14KT 500FT...ESE 15KT 1KFT.. ESE 16KT 2KFT...ESE 18KT 3KFT...ESE 19KT 4KFT...ESE 22KT 5KFT...ESE 27KT MAX WIND...110/27KT 5KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2000FT...MOIST LAPSE ABV. 07/18Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z THUR 07/08/10 SFC...E 8KT 250FT...E 8KT 500FT...E 9KT 1KFT...E 8KT 2KFT...ESE 4KT 3KFT...S 5KT 4KFT...SSW 4KT 5KFT...WSW 2KT MAX WIND...080/09KT 500FT. DRY LAPSE TO 1300FT...MOIST LAPSE ABOVE. .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 KGAO 072340Z AUTO 07003KT 7SM CLR 27/25 A2997 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 072151Z 14009G14KT 10SM SCT025 BKN030 29/25 A3001 METAR KIPN 072335Z AUTO 09020KT 10SM SCT019 57/52 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 072335Z AUTO 11014KT 7SM FEW019 FEW025 28/25 A2993 RMK METAR KMDJ 072335Z AUTO 09010KT 8SM CLR 28/25 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 072335Z AUTO 12015KT 9SM SCT020 SCT026 29/25 A2996 RMK .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT020 BKN035 BKN070...ISOLD MVFR/SHRA BKN020. MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT020...EXCEPT S OF 27N AND W OF 87W ISOLD -SHRA BKN020. KHUM 072320Z 0800/0824 06006KT 5SM -RA BR BKN070 FM080100 06005KT P6SM SCT060 FM080400 09003KT P6SM SCT030 KHSA 072320Z 0800/0824 12012G18KT P6SM SCT024 BKN045 FM080100 12008KT P6SM SCT030 FM080400 06003KT P6SM SCT020 AMD NOT SKED AFT 080200= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THU...VFR FEW-SCT025. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA. MODERATE SE WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRI...VFR FEW-SCT025. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT S WIND. .RADAR... AT 1700 CDT...ALL ACTIVITY REMAINS WELL SOUTH AND WEST OF THE AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.16 FT AT 1800 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.70 FT AT 0600 CDT WYCM6 1.56 FT AT 1800 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 1.30 FT AT 2000 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 84.7F AT 1800 CDT. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........32 32 32 32 42 42 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............85 86 86 85 83 82 RH..............70 68 68 72 77 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 94 94 94 90 89 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 2100 1800 1800 1700 1700 MIX HGT (M).....700 640 550 550 520 520 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 21 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 13 E 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 9 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 E 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............8 7 7 7 6 6 SEA STATE.......RO CH CH CH LC LC .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........42 44 44 44 44 44 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 82 83 84 85 86 RH..............77 77 74 72 70 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 88 90 91 94 95 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 7 E 6 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1800 2000 2000 2200 2300 MIX HGT (M).....520 550 610 610 670 700 TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 12 E 12 E 12 E 9 E 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 4 E 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............6 5 5 5 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC SM $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...CHRIS BANNAN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100707.DEEPW.02/LIX