FNUS74 KLIX 121615 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1115 AM CDT MON JUL 12 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1100 CDT...1017MB HIGH DOMINATES THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF WITH A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING EAST ACROSS THE FL PEN. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1015MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1100 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...100F HOUMA /HUM/...100F GULFPORT /GPT/... 97F SLIDELL /ASD/... 94F WEST DELTA /DLP/...102F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 15Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...W 8KT 250FT...W 8KT 500FT...W 9KT 1KFT...W 9KT 2KFT...W 11KT 3KFT...W 12KT 4KFT...W 14KT 5KFT...W 14KT MAX WIND...015/24KT 54.4KFT. STORM MOTION...309/6KT DRY LAPSE TO 3800FT...INVERSION TO 5800FT...PSUEDO LAPSE ABOVE. 12/12Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SOURCE LOCATION VALID 18Z TUE 7/13/10 SFC...SW 7KT 250FT...SW 8KT 500FT...SW 9KT 1KFT...SW 9KT 2KFT...W 8KT 3KFT...W 7KT 4KFT...W 7KT 5KFT...W 7KT MAX WIND...081/21KT 51.2KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1500FT...NEUTRAL TO 6900FT...INVERSION TO 8900FT...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 121600Z AUTO 19010KT SCT024 BKN028 BKN035 31/25 A2997 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 121551Z 27007KT 10SM SCT030 BKN040 30/23 A2994 METAR KIPN 121555Z AUTO 27011KT 10SM CLR A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMYT NOT AVAILABLE METAR KSPR 121555Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM 29/24 A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 121555Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 121550Z AUTO 24010KT 9SM CLR 33/24 A2997 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 121131Z 1212/1312 18004KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1212/1214 4SM BR FM121500 24007KT P6SM SCT035 FM130200 22003KT P6SM SKC FM131000 00000KT 4SM BR SKC KHSA 121131Z 1212/1312 21002KT P6SM FEW200 FM121500 24005KT P6SM SCT035 FM121900 22007KT P6SM SCT040 FM130200 22003KT P6SM SKC= 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 1100 CDT...NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING WITHIN 50NM OF SPILL SITE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.27 FT AT 1036 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 2.25 FT AT 1005 CDT. WYCM6 2.03 FT AT 1030 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.33 FT AT 1300 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 85F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........41 35 32 34 40 42 41 WEATHER COV.....NONE....................... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............87 88 89 89 89 88 88 RH..............68 66 64 64 64 63 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 98 99 99 99 98 97 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 9 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.6 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 17 17 17 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 8 8 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........S30.....0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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.07/LIX