FNUS74 KLIX 171032 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 532 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...1020MB HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN GULF COAST AREA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WAS ALONG 92W. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1017MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 82F HOUMA /HUM/... 85F GULFPORT /GPT/... 83F SLIDELL /ASD/... 77F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 87F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 95F .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...SE 12KT 250FT...ESE 09KT 500FT...ESE 09KT 1KFT...ESE 09KT 2KFT...ESE 10KT 3KFT...ESE 10KT 4KFT...SE 13KT 5KFT...SE 18KT MAX WIND...050/24KT 46.9FT. STORM MOTION...155/9KT 18/18Z GFS MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 01Z 7/17/10 SFC...SE 11KT 250FT...SE 12KT 500FT...SE 13KT 1KFT...SE 13KT 2KFT...SE 18KT 3KFT...SE 20KT 4KFT...SE 16KT 5KFT...S 13KT MAX WIND...1403/21KT 2.6KFT. .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 KBVE 170951Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02720239 TSNO METAR KGAO 171020Z AUTO 00000KT 25/23 A3001 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 170155Z 08003KT 10SM SCT065 SCT080 26/26 A3003 METAR KIPN 171015Z AUTO 14011KT 10SM /57 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 171015Z AUTO 16012KT 10SM 29/24 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 171015Z AUTO 14010KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 171015Z AUTO 13011KT 10SM FEW027 FEW031 SCT042 29/24 A3002 METAR KDLP 171015Z AUTO 16008KT 140V200 10SM CLR 30/24 A3001 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT015-025 ISOLD SHRA/TSRA WITH TOPS TO 300. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT020 SCT040 ISOLD SHRA/TSRA WITH TOPS TO 350. KHUM 170520Z 1706/1806 14005KT P6SM SKC FM171500 16007KT P6SM BKN050 TEMPO 1716/1720 5SM -TSRA OVC025CB FM172000 17009KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB FM180100 17005KT P6SM BKN050 KHSA 170520Z 1706/1806 VRB04KT P6SM SCT030 SCT150 BKN250 FM171500 18005KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 1717/1721 5SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM172100 16004KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB OVC250 FM180000 16005KT P6SM BKN250 AMD NOT SKED= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUN...VFR FEW020 SCT030 BKN050. SCT SHRA/TSRA. LGT SE TO S WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MON...VFR SCT030 BKN050. ISO SHRA/TSRA. LGT SE WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR TUE...VFR SCT030. ISO SHRA/TSRA. LGT TO MDT E TO SE WIND. .RADAR... AT 0500 CDT...ISOLD SHRA WERE DETECTED 25NW AND 30SSE OF SOURCE. MOVEMENT WAS NW AT 15 KT. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.51 FT AT 0500 CDT NR HIGH TIDE...LOW TIDE 0.80 FT AT 1430 CDT. WYCM6 1.96 FT AT 0500 CDT NR HIGH TIDE...LOW TIDE 1.00 FT 1800 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........M 46 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 WEATHER COV.....M SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....M TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M 78 79 80 82 83 85 86 87 87 87 87 86 RH..............M 88 85 82 79 77 72 72 70 70 70 70 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..M 78 79 84 89 90 94 96 98 98 98 98 96 20 FT WIND DIR..M SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..M 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.M 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...M 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 MIX HGT (KM)....M 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.M SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.M 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).M 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............M 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......M CH LC LC LC CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 45 56 56 62 64 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............85 83 81 80 80 80 RH..............75 80 85 88 88 88 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 91 87 86 86 86 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 8 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 3800 4300 4300 3800 3600 MIX HGT (M).....1280 1160 1310 1310 1160 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 15 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 9 S 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 7 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC LC LC LC .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........64 65 61 61 60 53 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 82 87 88 89 89 RH..............88 82 70 68 66 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..86 89 98 99 100 100 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 3900 4400 4400 4000 3400 MIX HGT (M).....1100 1190 1340 1340 1220 1040 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 SE 12 SE 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 SE 5 SE 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 60 60 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100717.DEEPW.01/LIX