FNUS74 KLIX 141903 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 203 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1400 CDT...1020MB HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF WITH A WITH RIDGE AXIS THROUGH SOUTHERN FLORIDA. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1020MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...101F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...107F SLIDELL /ASD/... 99F WEST DELTA /DLP/...103F .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...NE 3KT 250FT...NE 2KT 500FT...N 3KT 1KFT...NE 3KT 2KFT...NE 2KT 3KFT...SW 2KT 4KFT...W 5KT 5KFT...W 6KT MAX WIND...035/13KT 10.4KFT. STORM MOTION...050/4KT DRY LAPSE TO 3500FT...WEAK INVERSION TO 4400FT...PSEUDO 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 METAR KGAO 141840Z AUTO 24004KT CLR 33/23 A3008 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 141855Z 25006KT 10SM SCT060 33/21 A3006 METAR KIPN 141855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 56/45 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 091220Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 141855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 31/25 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 141855Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 141855Z AUTO VRB05G12KT 10SM FEW023 32/25 A3008 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT030. KHUM 141736Z 1418/1518 23006KT P6SM SCT040 FM150000 27003KT P6SM SCT250 FM151000 00000KT 4SM BR SKC FM151300 32005KT P6SM SCT025 KHSA 141736Z 1418/1518 23007KT P6SM SCT040 FM150100 VRB02KT P6SM FEW080 FM151500 33005KT P6SM FEW030 SCT120= 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 1400 CDT...NO SHRA/TSRA DETECTED NEAR THE SPILL SITE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.40 FT AT 1336 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.29 FT AT 2145 CDT. WYCM6 1.86 FT AT 1336 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.89 FT AT 1400 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87.6F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............88 89 89 88 RH..............68 66 65 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 102 100 102 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC .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 86 84 83 82 80 RH..............72 75 77 78 82 91 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 97 93 91 89 87 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 6 W 6 W 7 W 7 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 2000 1500 1500 1300 1600 MIX HGT (M).....640 610 460 460 400 490 TRANSPORT WIND..W 8 W 10 W 12 W 12 W 13 W 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 4 W 4 W 5 W 5 W 6 W 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC CH CH .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............80 82 87 88 89 88 RH..............94 88 74 69 67 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 91 100 100 102 99 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 9 N 7 NW 6 N 5 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1700 2100 2100 2100 1800 MIX HGT (M).....490 520 640 640 640 550 TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 NW 17 N 17 N 17 N 6 E 2 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 6 NW 8 N 8 N 8 N 3 E 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 20 20 SEAS............1 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH LC LC LC SM $$ FORECASTER...MANNING REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100714.DEEPW.10/LIX