FNUS74 KLIX 091901 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 201 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1400 CDT...1018MB HIGH OVER THE NORTH GULF OF MEXICO. SFC TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 1012 LOW OVER THE CAROLINAS SOUTWESTWARD INTO SOUTHERN AL...MS AND LA. TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER TWO WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME N MEXICO WITH A PRESSURE OF 1009MB. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1018MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1300 CDT... GALLIANO /KGAO/...103F HOUMA /KHUM/...102F GULFPORT /KGPT/...108F SLIDELL /KASD/...106F BOOTHVILLE /KBVE/...MISG WEST DELTA /DLP /...101F .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...SSW 5KT 250FT...SSW 5KT 500FT...SSW 5KT 1KFT.. SSW 6KT 2KFT...SW 6KT 3KFT...ESE 7KT 4KFT...ENE 13KT 5KFT...E 15KT MAX WIND...054/31KT 40.8KFT. STORM MOTION...101/6KT PSEUDO LAPSE TO 5000FT...INVERSION TO 6800FT...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 091840Z AUTO 19004KT CLR 32/25 A3003 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 091851Z 22004KT 10SM SCT034 SCT047 BKN070 32/25 A2998 METAR KIPN 091835Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC026 52/46 A3003 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 091835Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW022 30/24 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 091835Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3002 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025 SCT035...AREAS MVFR 3SM BR SCT010 TIL 13Z. MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT025. KHUM 091742Z 0918/1018 11005KT P6SM SCT025 FM092000 14005KT P6SM SCT040 TEMPO 0920/0924 BKN040 FM100100 VRB02KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 1011/1014 5SM HZ FM101700 27005KT P6SM SCT035 KHSA 091742Z 0918/1018 19007KT P6SM SCT050 FM100100 00000KT P6SM SCT100 FM101600 VRB03KT P6SM BKN035CB= 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 1400 CDT...NO SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.28 FT AT 1336 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.40 FT AT 1830 CDT. WYCM6 2.04 FT AT 1336 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.18 FT AT 2200 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87.1F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........45 45 45 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............84 84 84 84 RH..............70 70 70 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 90 90 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.3 9 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 39 39 39 39 39 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM 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......W 4 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1600 1400 1400 1700 1800 MIX HGT (M).....520 490 430 430 520 550 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 W 13 W 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 W 6 W 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 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 (%).........39 45 45 45 40 40 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 83 81 84 85 85 RH..............77 77 85 82 80 80 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 87 95 97 98 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1700 1600 1600 1300 1200 MIX HGT (M).....550 520 490 490 400 370 TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 16 W 16 W 16 W 16 W 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 6 W 7 W 7 W 7 W 7 W 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 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.10/LIX