FNUS74 KLIX 081608 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1108 AM CDT THU JUL 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1100 CDT...1019MB HIGH OVER ENTIRE LOWER MS AND TN VALLEYS WITH 1008MB LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO VERY NEAR THE TX/MEXICO BORDER MOVG NW 14 MPH. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1016MB. DRIER AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION FROM THE EAST. .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...ENE 14KT 250FT...ENE 13KT 500FT...E 13KT 1KFT.. E 13KT 2KFT...E 10KT 3KFT...E 10KT 4KFT...E 11KT 5KFT...E 10KT MAX WIND...040/30KT 50KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1900FT...MOIST LAPSE ABV. 08/12Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z THUR 07/09/10 SFC...W 2KT 250FT...W 2KT 500FT...W 2KT 1KFT...W 2KT 2KFT...WSW 5KT 3KFT...WSW 7KT 4KFT...SW 5KT 5KFT...SE 6KT MAX WIND...040/19KT 55KFT. 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 SPECI KBVE 061430Z AUTO 09006KT 4SM -RA FEW014 SCT023 BKN055 27/24 A2994 RMK AO2 RAB15 P0015 TSNO METAR KGAO 081600Z AUTO 08010KT SCT026 31/24 A3005 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 081555Z 13003KT 10SM SCT025 30/24 A3004 METAR KIPN 081555Z AUTO 11013KT 10SM FEW025 56/49 A3003 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 081555Z AUTO 10016KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 031250Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM 29/24 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 081555Z AUTO 12012KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 081555Z AUTO 08013KT 9SM BKN022 BKN029 BKN034 29/24 A3003 RMK A01 .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 081132Z 0812/0912 09005KT 5SM BR SCT015 FM081400 09008KT P6SM SCT030 FM081500 13008KT P6SM SCT040 FM090100 VRB02KT P6SM FEW060 KHSA 081132Z 0812/0912 VRB03KT P6SM FEW020 FM081500 12010KT P6SM SCT040 FM082300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THU...VFR FEW-SCT025. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT TO MODERATE SE WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRI...VFR FEW-SCT025. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT S WIND. .RADAR... AT 1100 CDT...NO SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.11 FT AT 1100 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.90 FT AT 1730 CDT. WYCM6 2.76 FT AT 1100 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.80 FT AT 2100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 83.8F AT 1000 CDT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........33 39 39 39 39 39 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............84 84 84 84 84 84 84 RH..............74 72 72 72 72 72 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 91 91 91 91 91 90 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 13 13 13 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 6 6 6 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........FEW025.................... SEAS............4 4 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC SM SM .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........39 20 20 20 25 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............84 83 82 82 82 82 RH..............70 72 74 72 72 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 89 87 87 87 86 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 3 S 2 S 2 SW 1 NW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 2200 1900 1900 1700 1700 MIX HGT (M).....850 670 580 580 520 520 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 SE 7 S 7 S 7 SW 3 SW 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4 SE 3 S 3 S 3 SW 1 SW 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM SM SM .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........25 45 45 45 45 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 82 81 84 84 84 RH..............69 69 74 67 67 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..86 86 85 90 90 89 20 FT WIND......W 1 SW 1 SW 2 S 3 S 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1900 2100 2100 2200 2200 MIX HGT (M).....520 580 640 640 670 670 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 5 W 3 NW 3 NW 3 SW 3 SW 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 2 W 1 NW 1 NW 1 SW 1 SW 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SM LC LC LC SM SM .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100708.DEEPW.06/LIX