FNUS74 KLIX 132250 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 550 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...1017MB HIGH CENTERED OVER FLORIDA WITH RIDGE AXIS TO SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1016MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...100F HOUMA /HUM/...101F GULFPORT /GPT/...106F SLIDELL /ASD/... 98F 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... 22Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...W 4KT 250FT...W 5KT 500FT...W 6KT 1KFT...SW 6KT 2KFT...SW 10KT 3KFT...SW 12KT 4KFT...SW 12KT 5KFT...W 14KT MAX WIND...050/14KT 52.0KFT. STORM MOTION...298/3KT DRY LAPSE TO 2600FT...INVERSION TO 6600FT...PSUEDO LAPSE ABOVE. 13/12Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z WED 7/14/10 SFC...NW 7KT 250FT...NW 8KT 500FT...NW 8KT 1KFT...NW 11KT 2KFT...NW 15KT 3KFT...NW 15KT 4KFT...NW 14KT 5KFT...NW 11KT MAX WIND...067/23KT 55.0KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 500FT...PSEUDO 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 132240Z AUTO 19011KT 32/24 A2997 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED PWINO METAR KHSA 132151Z 25005KT 10SM FEW050 33/20 A2995 METAR KIPN 132235Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 56/49 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 091220Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 132235Z AUTO 24004KT 9SM CLR 30/24 A2998 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 132235Z AUTO 28009KT 210V290 10SM CLR 31/25 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 132230Z AUTO 23010G15KT 9SM CLR 32/24 A2997 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 131733Z 1318/1418 22004KT P6SM SCT035 TEMPO 1408/1412 5SM BR SCT015 KHSA 131733Z 1318/1418 25008KT P6SM SCT040 SCT200 FM140200 VRB02KT P6SM SCT250 FM141400 25006KT P6SM SCT025= 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 1800 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWER 30NM E OF SOURCE AREA. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING WITHIN 50NM OF SOURCE AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.67 FT AT 1736 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.10 FT AT 2048 CDT. WYCM6 1.22 FT AT 1730 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.27 FT AT 2345 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87F. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............88 88 88 87 86 85 85 85 84 84 84 84 84 RH..............68 69 72 75 77 77 77 78 78 78 77 79 80 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 100 100 99 97 96 96 96 94 94 93 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 31 35 39 39 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............84 84 85 89 90 89 RH..............80 81 79 69 66 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 95 97 103 103 100 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 6 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 2100 2000 2000 1600 1600 MIX HGT (M).....550 640 610 610 490 490 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 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........31 30 30 30 32 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............89 87 85 84 82 82 RH..............64 68 75 77 82 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 96 94 93 89 90 20 FT WIND......W 3 SW 3 W 3 W 4 W 5 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1000 1100 1100 1100 1300 MIX HGT (M).....490 300 340 340 340 400 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8 W 12 W 14 W 14 W 15 NW 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 4 W 5 W 6 W 6 W 7 NW 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......M M M M M M .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ERICKSON REQUESTED BY...CHRIS BANNAN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100713.DEEPW.14/LIX