FNUS74 KLIX 161026 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 526 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...1017MB HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER MID/UPPER TEXAS COAST. A WESTWARD MOVING TROPICAL WAVE WAS LOCATED ROUGHLY ALONG LONGITUDE 88.3 WEST. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1016MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 88F HOUMA /HUM/... 85F GULFPORT /GPT/... 96F SLIDELL /ASD/... 86F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 86F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 94F .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...E 2KT 250FT...E 2KT 500FT...E 2KT 1KFT...E 2KT 2KFT...E 4KT 3KFT...E 7KT 4KFT...E 10KT 5KFT...E 10KT MAX WIND...059/21KT 25.0FT. STORM MOTION...119/8KT 16/12Z NAM12 MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z SUN 7/17/10 SFC...E 13KT 250FT...E 14KT 500FT...E 14KT 1KFT...E 15KT 2KFT...E 15KT 3KFT...E 16KT 4KFT...E 16KT 5KFT...SE 17KT MAX WIND...229/25KT 40.7KFT. .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 161014Z AUTO 23015G27KT 10SM SCT029 BKN047 OVC060 26/22 A2999 RMK AO2 PK WND 23027/1007 TSNO METAR KGAO 161000Z AUTO 25003KT TS 27/26 A2999 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED LTG DSNT E THRU SW METAR KHSA 160055Z 21005KT 10SM CLR 29/27 A2995 METAR KIPN 161015Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM 58/53 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 091220Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 161015Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM FEW020 29/25 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 161015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN025 BKN033 BKN048 30/25 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 161015Z AUTO 15007KT 110V190 4SM HZ FEW038 SCT055 BKN075 29/22 A2999 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...MVFR BKN025 NUM TSRA. MARINE AREAS...MVFR BKN025 NUM TSRA WITHIN 20 NMI OF COAST VFR SCT030 SCT TSRA 20-60 NMI FROM COAST. KHUM 160523Z 1606/1706 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM161400 33004KT P6SM SCT030 PROB30 1615/1618 3SM TSRA BKN030CB FM161800 12005KT P6SM SCT040 PROB30 1618/1624 3SM TSRA BKN030CB FM170000 17004KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 KHSA 160523Z 1606/1706 21005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM160700 23005KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB BKN250 FM161000 30005KT P6SM SCT250 FM161600 13006KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN080 PROB30 1616/1619 3SM TSRA BKN030CB FM161900 15006KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB PROB30 1619/1624 3SM TSRA BKN035CB FM170100 16004KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 AMD NOT SKED= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SAT...VFR SCT030 BKN050. NUM SHRA/TSRA. MOD SE WIND BCMG S AFT 21Z. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUN...VFR SCT030 BKN050. SCT SHRA/TSRA. LGT SE WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MON...VFR SCT030 BKN050. ISO SHRA/TSRA. LGT SE WIND. .RADAR... AT 0500 CDT...TSTMS/LIGHTNING ACTIVITY 45NM WNW OF SOURCE MOVING LITTLE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.13 FT AT 0450 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 1.00 FT AT 1600 CDT. WYCM6 1.12 FT AT 0450 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.26 FT AT 0700 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........M 59 64 64 64 57 57 57 53 53 53 49 49 WEATHER COV.....M SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....M TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M 81 81 82 85 87 88 89 90 90 90 90 89 RH..............M 85 85 82 74 69 66 63 60 60 60 60 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..M 87 87 89 94 98 98 99 99 99 99 99 98 20 FT WIND DIR..M S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..M 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.M 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...M 4.2 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.2 MIX HGT (KM)....M 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.M S S S S S S S S S S SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.M 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).M 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......M LC LC LC LC CH CH CH CH CH CH LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........49 47 47 47 47 46 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 85 83 82 80 79 RH..............63 70 74 77 82 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 93 90 88 84 79 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 3800 4000 4000 4300 4000 MIX HGT (M).....980 1160 1220 1220 1310 1220 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 SE 8 SE 12 SE 12 S 15 S 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 S 7 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 40 40 40 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC CH CH CH CH CH .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 45 45 45 45 45 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............78 80 83 86 87 87 RH..............88 82 72 65 63 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..78 84 89 93 94 94 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 S 8 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 4000 4200 4200 4300 3200 MIX HGT (M).....1220 1220 1280 1280 1310 980 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 9 S 12 S 12 S 15 S 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 7 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 60 60 SEAS............3 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......CH LC CH CH CH CH $$ FORECASTER...22/TD NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100716.DEEPW.01/LIX