FNUS74 KLIX 082004 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 304 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1500 CDT...1018MB 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... 19Z 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 081940Z AUTO 09011KT CLR 32/23 A3002 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 081955Z 17005KT 10SM SCT050 32/22 A3000 METAR KIPN 081955Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM CLR /51 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 081955Z AUTO 09010KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 031250Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM 29/24 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 081955Z AUTO 11010KT 10SM SCT026 SCT030 29/23 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 081955Z AUTO 13009KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A3001 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 081720Z 0818/0918 10003KT P6SM SCT035 FM090100 VRB02KT P6SM FEW060 FM091200 VRB03KT 5SM BR FEW060 FM091500 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060 KHSA 081720Z 0818/0918 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 SCT050 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 1500 CDT...NO SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.06 FT AT 1500 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.90 FT AT 1730 CDT. WYCM6 1.86 FT AT 1500 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.80 FT AT 2100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 84.6F AT 1500 CDT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........39 39 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............84 84 84 RH..............72 72 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 91 90 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.6 2.6 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.12 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 CEILINGS........10 10 10 SEAS............3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 2100 2000 2000 2100 1900 MIX HGT (M).....790 640 610 610 640 580 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 SE 6 S 3 S 3 S 1 NW 0 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4 SE 3 S 1 S 1 S 0 NW 0 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)....1900 2100 2200 2200 1800 1800 MIX HGT (M).....580 640 670 670 550 550 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 0 SW 0 W 1 W 1 S 3 SW 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 0 SW 0 W 0 W 0 S 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 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100708.DEEPW.10/LIX