FNUS74 KLIX 110049 CCA FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 746 PM CDT SAT JUL 10 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 2000 CDT...1016MB HIGH WAS OVER THE NORTH GULF OF MEXICO WITH RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHWEST GULF TO SOUTHERN FL. WEAK SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS ALONG ATLANTIC COAST INTO CENTRAL AL AND MS. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1015MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 2000 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 87F HOUMA /HUM/... 88F GULFPORT /GPT/... 92F SLIDELL /ASD/... 87F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 95F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 01Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...W 10KT 250FT...W 10KT 500FT...W 10KT 1KFT...W 10KT 2KFT...W 10KT 3KFT...N 2KT 4KFT...E 5KT 5KFT...E 5KT MAX WIND...028/29KT 40.5KFT. STORM MOTION...004/2KT DRY LAPSE TO 2000FT...PSUEDO LAPSE ABOVE. 10/00Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z SUN 7/11/10 SFC...W 10KT 250FT...W 10KT 500FT...W 10KT 1KFT...W 10KT 2KFT...W 7KT 3KFT...W 3KT 4KFT...W 3KT 5KFT...W 3KT MAX WIND...351/11KT 11KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1100FT...MOIST LAPSE TO 1900FT...GENERALLY NEUTRAL 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 110040Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 27/25 A2998 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 102351Z 00000KT 10SM SCT120 26/24 A2996 METAR KIPN 110035Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM CLR 54/48 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 091220Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 110035Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM 29/23 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 110035Z AUTO 28010KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 110035Z AUTO 24013KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A2998 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT035. AFTER 18Z...ISOLATED 3SM TSRA. MARINE AREAS...VFR FEW-SCT030. KHUM 102332Z 1100/1124 25005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT090 BKN250 FM110400 25004KT P6SM SCT250 FM111400 26006KT P6SM SCT030 FM111700 24007KT P6SM SCT035 PROB30 1118/1123 3SM -TSRA SCT030CB BKN045 KHSA 102332Z 1100/1124 28004KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN090 TEMPO 1100/1102 4SM -SHRA SCT028 BKN035 FM110200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT045 BKN110 FM110400 00000KT P6SM BKN250 FM111400 26005KT P6SM SCT030 FM111700 24008KT P6SM SCT035 TEMPO 1118/1122 VRB30KT P6SM SCT028CB BKN035= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUN...VFR SCT030. ISOLD/SCT SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT W WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MON...VFR SCT030. ISOLD/SCT SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT SW WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR TUE...VFR SCT030. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT SW WIND. .RADAR... AT 2000 CDT...NO SHRA/TSRA NEAR THE SPILL SITE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.30 FT AT 1930 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.02 FT AT 1900 CDT. WYCM6 0.28 FT AT 1930 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.24 FT AT 2115 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86F. .REST OF TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........50 50 50 45 45 45 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............85 84 84 83 83 83 RH..............75 75 77 77 77 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 93 93 90 90 90 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 8 W 8 W 8 W 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1900 1600 1500 1500 1400 MIX HGT (M).....580 580 490 460 460 430 TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 14 W 13 W 15 W 15 W 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 6 W 6 W 6 W 7 W 7 W 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........20 20 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH LC .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........45 45 45 45 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............83 83 81 85 85 85 RH..............77 77 82 72 72 75 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 89 94 94 94 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 7 W 7 W 7 W 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1700 2000 2000 2300 2200 MIX HGT (M).....430 520 610 610 700 670 TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 14 W 10 W 10 W 9 W 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 7 W 6 W 4 W 4 W 4 W 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ERICKSON REQUESTED BY...ROBERT RICKS TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100710.DEEPW.16/LIX