FNUS74 KLIX 092116 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 416 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 CDT...1017MB HIGH OVER THE NORTH GULF OF MEXICO. SFC TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 1010 LOW OVER THE VIRGINIA SOUTWESTWARD INTO CENTRAL AL...MS AND LA. TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER TWO WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME N MEXICO WITH A PRESSURE OF 1009MB. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1017MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /KGAO/...100F HOUMA /KHUM/... 99F GULFPORT /KGPT/...103F SLIDELL /KASD/...100F BOOTHVILLE /KBVE/...MISG WEST DELTA /DLP /... 98F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 21Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SW 3KT 250FT...SW 3KT 500FT...SW 4KT 1KFT.. SW 4KT 2KFT...SSW 3KT 3KFT...ESE 8KT 4KFT...E 13KT 5KFT...E 15KT MAX WIND...038/37KT 41.3KFT. STORM MOTION...123/6KT DRY LAPSE TO 3500FT...INVERSION TO 8600FT...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 092100Z AUTO 19006KT CLR 32/23 A2998 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 092051Z 35007KT 10SM SCT050 29/25 A2996 RMK TS N MOV E METAR KIPN 092055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 49/41 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 091220Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 092055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 29/22 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 092055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 092055Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A2998 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 091938Z 0920/1018 21010KT P6SM VCTS SCT035 BKN050CB FM092200 19008KT 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 1600 CDT...NO SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.68 FT AT 1536 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.40 FT AT 1830 CDT. WYCM6 1.40 FT AT 1536 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.18 FT AT 2200 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87.8F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........45 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............84 84 RH..............70 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 20 FT WIND DIR..W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 SEAS............2 2 SEA STATE.......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...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100709.DEEPW.12/LIX