FNUS74 KLIX 131405 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 905 AM CDT TUE JUL 13 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0900 CDT...1018MB HIGH DOMINATES THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF WITH A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING EAST ACROSS THE FL PEN. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1016MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 97F HOUMA /HUM/... 96F GULFPORT /GPT/... 99F SLIDELL /ASD/... 94F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 98F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 13Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SW 11KT 250FT...SW 10KT 500FT...SW 10KT 1KFT...SW 10KT 2KFT...SW 10KT 3KFT...SW 7KT 4KFT...SW 4KT 5KFT...W 8KT MAX WIND...044/16KT 55.0KFT. STORM MOTION...306/3KT DRY LAPSE TO 2700FT...INVERSION TO 6400FT...PSUEDO LAPSE ABOVE. 13/06Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z WED 7/14/10 SFC...NW 6KT 250FT...NW 6KT 500FT...NW 7KT 1KFT...NW 7KT 2KFT...NW 8KT 3KFT...NW 8KT 4KFT...N 7KT 5KFT...N 6KT MAX WIND...062/22KT 55.0KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 1200FT...INVERSION TO 2100FT...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 METAR KGAO 131340Z AUTO 20008KT 30/25 A2999 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED PWINO METAR KHSA 131355Z 25005KT 10SM SCT014 BKN021 BKN029 28/26 A2998 METAR KIPN 131355Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR A3003 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 131355Z AUTO 22008G16KT 9SM 29/25 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 131355Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 131350Z AUTO 23011KT 9SM SCT022 32/25 A2999 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030. AFTER 18Z...ISOLATED 3SM TSRA BKN150. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT030 ISOLATED TSRA. AFTER 18Z...VFR SCT030. KHUM 131120Z 1312/1412 20004KT P6SM SCT040 SCT200 FM131900 24009KT P6SM SCT040 SCT200 FM140200 22004KT P6SM SCT200 FM141100 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT200 KHSA 131120Z 1312/1412 21003KT P6SM SCT030 SCT200 FM131500 25007KT P6SM SCT035 SCT200 FM131800 23008KT P6SM SCT050 SCT200 FM140200 VRB02KT P6SM SCT200= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR WED...VFR SCT030. ISOLD/SCT SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT SW WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THU...VFR SCT030 BKN050. ISOLD/SCT SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT SW WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRI...VFR SCT030 BKN050. SCT SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT SW WIND. .RADAR... AT 0900 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWERS 18NM NW OF SOURCE. NO LIGHTNING OBSERVED WITHIN 50NM OF SOURCE AREA LAST 30 MINUTES. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.94 FT AT 0836 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.91 FT AT 1056 CDT. WYCM6 1.22 FT AT 0836 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.20 FT AT 1315 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........28 30 32 33 34 34 33 32 31 WEATHER COV.....NONE............................... WEATHER TYPE....NONE............................... TEMP............84 85 87 88 89 89 89 88 88 RH..............77 77 72 70 68 68 68 70 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 96 99 100 102 102 102 100 99 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.0 2.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.17 14 14 14 10 10 10 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........S20.....S30........................ SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........30 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 86 84 83 81 80 RH..............68 72 77 82 88 91 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 96 93 92 88 87 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 8 W 8 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 1900 1800 1800 1800 2300 MIX HGT (M).....610 580 550 550 550 700 TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 SW 14 SW 16 SW 16 W 16 W 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 5 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 W 7 W 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 83 87 89 90 89 RH..............91 82 74 70 68 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 92 100 103 105 102 20 FT WIND......W 7 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 2400 2100 2100 1900 1600 MIX HGT (M).....700 730 640 640 580 490 TRANSPORT WIND..W 16 NW 15 NW 13 NW 13 NW 9 NW 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 7 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 NW 4 NW 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM SM SM .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100713.DEEPW.05/LIX