FNUS74 KLIX 091300 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 800 AM CDT FRI JUL 9 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0800 CDT...1017MB HIGH OVER THE NORTH GULF OF MEXICO. WEAK SFC TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 1012 LOW OVER COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA SOUTWESTWARD TO NORTHERN GULF COAST. TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER TWO WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME N MEXICO WITH A PRESSURE OF 1009MB MOVING MOVG W. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1017MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0800 CDT... GALLIANO /KGAO/...<90F HOUMA /KHUM/...<90F GULFPORT /KGPT/... 90F SLIDELL /KASD/...<90F BOOTHVILLE /KBVE/...<90F WEST DELTA /DLP /... 93F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 13Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...NE 5KT 250FT...NE 5KT 500FT...NE 5KT 1KFT.. NE 6KT 2KFT...E 8KT 3KFT...ENE 17KT 4KFT...NE 22KT 5KFT...NE 23KT MAX WIND...075/24KT 5.8KFT. STORM MOTION...96/7KT DRY LAPSE TO 1300FT...INVERSION TO 2700FT...PSEUDO LAPSE TO 7200FT...INVERSION TO 9600FT...PSUEDO LAPSE ABOVE. 09/06Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z SAT 7/10/10 SFC...W 11KT 250FT...W 13KT 500FT...W 13KT 1KFT...W 13KT 2KFT...NW 8KT 3KFT...N 8KT 4KFT...N 6KT 5KFT...NE 5KT MAX WIND...054/18KT 47KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1150FT...NEARLY ISOTHERMAL TO 1900FT...GENERALLY 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 KBVE MISG METAR KGAO 091240Z AUTO 00000KT 25/23 A3003 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 090055Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A2997 METAR KIPN 091235Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM CLR 58/51 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 091220Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 031250Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM 29/24 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 091235Z AUTO 07005KT FEW020 28/23 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 091235Z AUTO 19005G14KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A3002 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025 SCT035...AREAS MVFR 3SM BR SCT010 TIL 13Z. MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT025. KHUM 091131Z 0912/1012 00000KT P6SM SCT005 TEMPO 0912/0913 4SM BR FM091300 05002KT P6SM FEW020 FM091700 16006KT P6SM SCT050 FM100100 VRB02KT P6SM SCT250 KHSA 091131Z 0912/1012 00000KT P6SM FEW070 TEMPO 0912/0913 5SM BR FM091400 34004KT P6SM FEW050 FM091800 19007KT P6SM SCT060 FM100100 00000KT P6SM SCT100= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SAT...VFR SCT030. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT W WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUN...VFR SCT030. ISOLD/SCT SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT SW WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MON...VFR SCT030. SCT SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT SW WIND. .RADAR... AT 0800 CDT...NO SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.69 FT AT 0736 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.40 FT AT 1830 CDT. WYCM6 2.60 FT AT 0736 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.92 FT AT 1000 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 84.7F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............82 82 83 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 RH..............77 79 79 74 70 70 70 70 70 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 88 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC SM SM SM SM SM .TONIGHT... 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..............70 72 74 77 77 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 89 90 90 90 90 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 1900 1600 1600 1500 1400 MIX HGT (M).....640 580 490 490 460 430 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 5 SW 6 SW 9 SW 9 SW 12 W 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 SW 4 SW 5 W 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SM SM LC LC LC LC .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........40 45 45 45 40 40 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 83 81 84 85 85 RH..............77 77 82 74 72 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 87 92 94 94 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1600 1900 1900 2100 2000 MIX HGT (M).....430 490 580 580 640 610 TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 9 W 9 W 9 W 9 W 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 4 W 4 W 4 W 4 W 4 W 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM SM SM $$ FORECASTER...MANNING REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100709.DEEPW.04/LIX