FNUS74 KLIX 100002 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 702 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1900 CDT...1016MB 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 1010MB. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1016MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1900 CDT... GALLIANO /KGAO/... 92F HOUMA /KHUM/... 98F GULFPORT /KGPT/... 97F SLIDELL /KASD/...101F BOOTHVILLE /KBVE/...MISG 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... 00Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...NE 4KT 250FT...NE 4KT 500FT...NE 4KT 1KFT.. NE 4KT 2KFT...NE 5KT 3KFT...E 8KT 4KFT...E 12KT 5KFT...E 12KT MAX WIND...041/41KT 41.0KFT. STORM MOTION...126/5KT DRY LAPSE TO 2960FT...INVERSION TO 6400FT...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... ...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 092340Z AUTO 21004KT CLR 30/22 A2997 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 092251Z 20005KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A2993 METAR KIPN 092355Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 50/43 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 091220Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 092355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 29/23 A2996 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 092355Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 092355Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A2996 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT035. MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT025. KHUM 092326Z 1000/1024 20004KT P6SM SCT100 FM100100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 1010/1014 4SM HZ FM101600 26005KT P6SM SCT035 FM101900 25006KT P6SM SCT050CB KHSA 092326Z 1000/1024 20005KT P6SM SCT080 FM100100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 FM101600 27005KT P6SM SCT035 FM101900 25006KT P6SM SCT050CB= 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 1900 CDT...NO SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.57 FT AT 1818 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.40 FT AT 1830 CDT. WYCM6 0.63 FT AT 1812 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.18 FT AT 2200 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 88F. .REST OF TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........39 39 39 39 39 39 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 83 83 83 83 RH..............72 74 77 77 77 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 90 90 90 90 90 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1600 1400 1700 1700 1800 MIX HGT (M).....490 490 430 520 520 550 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 W 13 W 13 W 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 W 6 W 6 W 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 CEILINGS........F F F F F F 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 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SHIELDS REQUESTED BY...ROBERT RICKS TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100709.DEEPW.15/LIX