FNUS74 KLIX 122012 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 312 PM CDT MON JUL 12 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1500 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 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...102F GULFPORT /GPT/...104F SLIDELL /ASD/...100F WEST DELTA /DLP/...100F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 19Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SW 9KT 250FT...SW 9KT 500FT...SW 9KT 1KFT...SW 9KT 2KFT...SW 12KT 3KFT...SW 16KT 4KFT...W 17KT 5KFT...W 18KT MAX WIND...051/20KT 54.8KFT. STORM MOTION...302/4KT DRY LAPSE TO 5000FT...INVERSION TO 7500FT...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 122000Z AUTO 22014G20KT SCT026 SCT035 32/26 A2993 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 121951Z 24007G14KT 10SM SCT046 33/22 A2989 METAR KIPN 121955Z AUTO 25010KT 10SM CLR A2997 RMK A01 METAR KMYT NOT AVAILABLE METAR KSPR 121955Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM 29/25 A2994 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 121955Z AUTO 22012KT 10SM 30/25 A2996 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 121950Z AUTO 22011G17KT 10SM FEW023 FEW029 31/25 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 121732Z 1218/1318 24007KT P6SM SCT025 SCT050 FM130200 20003KT P6SM SKC FM131500 21007KT P6SM FEW040 KHSA 121732Z 1218/1318 24008KT P6SM SCT040 FM130200 22003KT P6SM SKC FM131500 23006KT P6SM SKC= 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. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THU...VFR SCT030. ISOLD/SCT SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT SW WIND. .RADAR... AT 1500 CDT...NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING WITHIN 50NM OF SPILL SITE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.34 FT AT 1448 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.14 FT AT 2010 CDT. WYCM6 1.98 FT AT 1442 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.44 FT AT 2300 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 85F. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 42 38 WEATHER COV.....NONE...... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............89 88 88 RH..............66 68 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 2.9 2.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 CEILINGS........CLR....... SEAS............2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........31 24 14 13 14 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 85 84 83 82 82 RH..............66 72 74 77 80 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 94 93 91 89 89 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2400 2400 2400 2400 2500 MIX HGT (M).....880 730 730 730 730 760 TRANSPORT WIND..W 18 SW 16 SW 16 SW 16 SW 16 SW 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 8 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 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 (%).........42 45 31 45 53 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 82 86 88 89 88 RH..............81 81 73 68 66 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 96 99 100 99 20 FT WIND......SW 9 W 8 W 7 SW 7 SW 8 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2500 3100 3100 3800 4100 MIX HGT (M).....760 760 940 940 1160 1250 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 16 W 14 W 10 W 10 W 10 SW 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 7 W 6 W 4 W 4 W 4 SW 4 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 AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100712.DEEPW.11/LIX