FNUS74 KLIX 141005 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 505 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0400 CDT...1018MB HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF WITH A WITH RIDGE AXIS THROUGH SOUTHERN FLORIDA. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1017MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...<90F HOUMA /HUM/...<90F GULFPORT /GPT/...<90F SLIDELL /ASD/...<90F 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... 10Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SW 6KT 250FT...SW 7KT 500FT...SW 7KT 1KFT...SW 7KT 2KFT...W 6KT 3KFT...NW 2KT 4KFT...NE 3KT 5KFT...E 5KT MAX WIND...065/13KT 8.7KFT. STORM MOTION...102/3KT DRY LAPSE TO 1800FT...WEAK INVERSION TO 6700FT...PSUEDO LAPSE ABOVE. 14/12Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z WED 7/15/10 SFC...NW 8KT 250FT...NW 9KT 500FT...NW 9KT 1KFT...NW 10KT 2KFT...NW 10KT 3KFT...NW 10KT 4KFT...N 14KT 5KFT...NE 8KT MAX WIND...055/29KT 23.4KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 3500FT...NEUTRAL 13600...INVERSION 17000...PSEUDO LAPSE 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 061430Z AUTO 09006KT 4SM -RA FEW014 SCT023 BKN055 27/24 A2994 RMK AO2 RAB15 P0015 TSNO METAR KGAO 140940Z AUTO 00000KT 22/22 A3002 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED PWINO METAR KHSA 140051Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A2995 METAR KIPN 140955Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM 58/53 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 091220Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 140955Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM FEW020 29/25 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 140955Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 140955Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3002 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT030. KHUM 140901Z 1409/1506 00000KT 3SM BR SCT007 TEMPO 1409/1412 1/2SM FG VV005 FM141500 24006KT P6SM SCT035 KHSA 140520Z 1406/1506 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM141400 25006KT P6SM SCT025 FM150100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 AMD NOT SKED= 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. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SAT...VFR SCT030 BKN050. SCT SHRA/TSRA. LIGHT S WIND. .RADAR... AT 0400 CDT...NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING WITHIN 50NM OF SOURCE AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.00 FT AT 0436 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.66 FT AT 0958 CDT. WYCM6 0.48 FT AT 0436 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.73 FT AT 1400 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........30 30 30 26 27 28 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............84 84 84 84 84 84 86 88 89 89 89 89 89 88 RH..............80 80 80 78 80 81 81 76 71 69 68 66 65 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 94 94 94 95 95 98 102 103 103 103 102 100 98 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 13 13 13 13 13 13 9 9 9 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC SM SM SM SM SM SM SM SM .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........30 30 31 32 36 53 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 87 84 84 82 81 RH..............63 64 73 75 82 88 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 95 92 93 89 88 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 6 W 6 W 7 W 7 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1500 1600 1600 1200 1300 MIX HGT (M).....580 460 490 490 370 400 TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 W 13 W 16 W 16 W 16 NW 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 3 W 6 W 7 W 7 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 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 74 73 72 72 71 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 85 87 87 87 RH..............91 88 79 71 71 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 93 98 100 100 99 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 9 N 7 NW 6 N 5 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1700 2500 2500 2100 1500 MIX HGT (M).....400 520 760 760 640 460 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 18 NW 22 N 14 N 14 NW 9 NW 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 8 NW 10 N 6 N 6 NW 4 NW 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 SEAS............1 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......M M M M M M $$ FORECASTER...MANNING REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100714.DEEPW.01/LIX