FNUS74 KLIX 081716 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1216 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1200 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... 17Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...E 11KT 250FT...E 10KT 500FT...E 12KT 1KFT.. E 13KT 2KFT...E 12KT 3KFT...E 11KT 4KFT...E 11KT 5KFT...E 10KT MAX WIND...040/30KT 50KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2600FT...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... ...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 081700Z AUTO 07008KT SCT027 31/25 A3005 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 081651Z 00000KT 10SM SCT030 SCT050 32/24 A3004 METAR KIPN 081655Z AUTO 10011KT 10SM CLR 54/47 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 081655Z AUTO 12012KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 031250Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM 29/24 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 081655Z AUTO 11011KT 10SM SCT022 29/24 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 081655Z AUTO 10012KT 10SM FEW027 FEW034 29/23 A3004 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 1200 CDT...NO SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.81 FT AT 1200 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.90 FT AT 1730 CDT. WYCM6 2.50 FT AT 1200 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.80 FT AT 2100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 83.8F AT 1000 CDT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........39 39 39 39 39 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............84 84 84 84 84 84 RH..............72 72 72 72 72 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 91 91 91 91 90 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 13 13 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 6 6 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........FEW025................ SEAS............4 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100708.DEEPW.08/LIX