FNUS74 KLIX 082303 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 603 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...1016MB HIGH OVER THE NORTH GULF OF MEXICO. TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WAS OVER EXTREME S TX WITH A PRESSURE OF 1008MB. TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WAS MOVG W AT 13 MPH. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1016MB. .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...SE 5KT 250FT...SE 6KT 500FT...SE 6KT 1KFT.. SE 9KT 2KFT...E 10KT 3KFT...E 10KT 4KFT...E 10KT 5KFT...E 11KT MAX WIND...040/33KT 55KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 2700FT...NEARLY ISOTHERMAL TO 4300FT...MOIST LAPSE ABV. .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 082240Z AUTO 11006KT CLR 31/23 A2998 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 082150Z 19008KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A2997 METAR KIPN 082255Z AUTO 07007KT 10SM CLR 48/43 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 082255Z AUTO 11009KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2996 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 031250Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM 29/24 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 082255Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 082255Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A2997 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025 SCT040. MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT025. 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 1800 CDT...NO SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.76 FT AT 1718 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.57 FT AT 1754 CDT. WYCM6 1.22 FT AT 1722 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.47 FT AT 2053 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 85.8F AT 1800 CDT. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........39 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE.......................................... TEMP............84 83 83 83 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 RH..............70 72 72 72 74 72 72 72 72 72 69 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 89 89 89 87 87 87 87 87 87 86 86 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S SW W NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE S S S S S S NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........F F F F F F F F S S S S SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM SM SM 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 .FRIDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 35 35 35 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............84 83 83 83 83 83 RH..............65 68 71 74 75 75 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 88 89 90 90 90 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 6 SW 8 SW 6 SW 7 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 10 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1700 1600 1600 1800 2000 MIX HGT (M).....550 520 490 490 550 610 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 9 SW 13 SW 13 W 13 W 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 3 SW 4 SW 6 SW 6 W 6 W 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SM SM LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SHIELDS REQUESTED BY...CHRIS BANNAN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100708.DEEPW.13/LIX