FNUS74 KLIX 142001 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 301 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1500 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 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...101F SLIDELL /ASD/... 97F 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... 20Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...E 5KT 250FT...E 4KT 500FT...E 3KT 1KFT...E 3KT 2KFT...SE 3KT 3KFT...SW 2KT 4KFT...W 5KT 5KFT...NW 3KT MAX WIND...033/13KT 10.3KFT. STORM MOTION...048/4KT DRY LAPSE TO 3500FT...WEAK INVERSION TO 4800FT...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 141940Z AUTO 24006KT CLR 34/23 A3007 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 141955Z 24005KT 10SM SCT060 34/21 A3004 METAR KIPN 141955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 59/48 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 091220Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 141955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 32/25 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 141955Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 141955Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A3007 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 1500 CDT...NO SHRA/TSRA DETECTED NEAR THE SPILL SITE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.22 FT AT 1436 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.29 FT AT 2145 CDT. WYCM6 1.72 FT AT 1436 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.20 FT AT 2330 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 88.2F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............89 89 88 RH..............66 65 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 100 102 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.1 2.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 SW 5 W 7 W 7 W 7 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 6 NW 6 N 5 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 10 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.11/LIX