FNUS74 KLIX 121110 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 610 AM CDT MON JUL 12 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0600 CDT...1015MB HIGH DOMINATES THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF WITH A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING EAST ACROSS THE FL PEN. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1013MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 85F HOUMA /HUM/... 87F GULFPORT /GPT/... 85F SLIDELL /ASD/... 85F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 94F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 11Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...W 10KT 250FT...W 11KT 500FT...W 11KT 1KFT...W 12KT 2KFT...W 11KT 3KFT...W 11KT 4KFT...W 10KT 5KFT...SW 12KT MAX WIND...185/12KT 6.8KFT. STORM MOTION...298/6KT DRY LAPSE TO 3500FT...INVERSION TO 5000FT...PSUEDO LAPSE ABOVE. 12/00Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SOURCE LOCATION VALID 18Z TUE 7/13/10 SFC...SW 9KT 250FT...SW 10KT 500FT...SW 10KT 1KFT...SW 10KT 2KFT...SW 10KT 3KFT...W 10KT 4KFT...W 7KT 5KFT...W 7KT MAX WIND...064/19KT 54.9KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1300FT...NEUTRAL TO 7400FT...INVERSION TO 8500FT...NEUTRAL 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 SPECI KBVE NOT AVAILABLE METAR KGAO 121100Z AUTO 00000KT 26/23 A2995 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED PWINO METAR KHSA 120154Z 21004KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A2989 METAR KIPN 121055Z AUTO 25012KT 10SM 59/53 A2996 RMK A01 METAR KMYT NOT AVAILABLE METAR KSPR 121055Z AUTO 24011KT 10SM FEW022 SCT031 SCT037 29/24 A2994 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 121055Z AUTO 27012KT 10SM SCT024 SCT034 BKN041 29/23 A2996 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 121050Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM FEW027 FEW040 29/23 A2994 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030. AFTER 18Z...SCATTERED 3SM TSRA BKN150. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT030. AFTER 18Z...ISOLATED 3SM TSRA SCT150. KHUM 120526Z 1206/1306 23004KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1208/1212 4SM BR FM121500 24007KT P6SM SCT025 KHSA 120526Z 1206/1306 21004KT P6SM FEW200 FM121400 24005KT P6SM SCT025 FM121900 22007KT P6SM SCT040 AMD NOT SKED= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MON...VFR SCT030. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT W WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR TUE...VFR SCT030. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT SW WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR WED...VFR SCT030. ISOLD/SCT SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT SW WIND. .RADAR... AT 0600 CDT...NO ACTIVITY NEAR THE SOURCE AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.77 FT AT 0536 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.20 FT AT 1005 CDT. WYCM6 1.16 FT AT 0536 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.36 FT AT 1300 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........50 34 37 42 44 41 35 32 34 40 42 41 WEATHER COV.....NONE.......................................... WEATHER TYPE....NONE.......................................... TEMP............80 81 82 84 85 87 88 89 89 89 88 88 RH..............82 79 77 72 72 68 66 64 64 64 63 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..84 86 88 91 94 96 98 99 99 99 98 97 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 17 17 15 15 15 17 17 17 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........S20....................... CLR 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........38 34 24 26 28 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............87 85 83 82 81 80 RH..............65 70 77 82 85 91 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 93 90 89 87 87 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 8 SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2400 2100 2100 2500 3300 MIX HGT (M).....880 730 640 640 760 1010 TRANSPORT WIND..W 18 W 15 SW 14 SW 14 SW 16 W 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 8 W 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 W 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH LC LC CH CH .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........48 48 31 49 58 67 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 81 86 88 89 88 RH..............94 88 77 72 70 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..79 88 98 103 103 100 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 7 W 6 W 6 SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 3500 3200 3200 3200 3100 MIX HGT (M).....1010 1070 980 980 980 940 TRANSPORT WIND..W 16 W 14 W 12 W 12 SW 10 SW 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 7 W 6 W 5 W 5 SW 4 SW 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100712.DEEPW.02/LIX