FNUS74 KLIX 171326 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 826 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0800 CDT...1021MB 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 92.5W. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1018MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 91F HOUMA /HUM/... 96F GULFPORT /GPT/... 89F SLIDELL /ASD/... 87F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 92F 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... 13Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SE 12KT 250FT...SE 13KT 500FT...SE 14KT 1KFT...SE 15KT 2KFT...SE 17KT 3KFT...SE 20KT 4KFT...SE 18KT 5KFT...SE 14KT MAX WIND...140/21KT 3.3FT. STORM MOTION...166/8KT 17/06Z GFS MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z 7/18/10 SFC...SE 09KT 250FT...SE 09KT 500FT...SE 10KT 1KFT...SE 10KT 2KFT...SE 11KT 3KFT...SE 9KT 4KFT...SSE 08KT 5KFT...S 07KT MAX WIND...053/14KT 32.3KFT. .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 171251Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM FEW037 28/25 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02830250 TSNO METAR KGAO 171300Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 28/25 A3005 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 171255Z 00000KT 10SM SCT024 SCT031 27/26 A3005 METAR KIPN 171315Z AUTO 13015KT 10SM CLR /54 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 171225Z AUTO 17011KT 10SM 29/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 171315Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 171315Z AUTO 16013KT 10SM FEW026 FEW041 30/24 A3005 RMK METAR KDLP 171315Z AUTO VRB06G12KT 10SM SCT023 SCT028 BKN075 31/24 A3004 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT015-025 BKN035 ISOLD SHRA/TSRA WITH TOPS TO 350. MARINE AREAS...EAST OF 90W...VFR SCT020 SCT040 ISOLD SHRA/TSRA WITH TOPS TO 300. WEST OF 90W...VFR SCT025 BKN035 SCT SHRA/TSRA WITH TOPS TO 350. KHUM 171122Z 1712/1812 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM171500 16007KT P6SM BKN030 TEMPO 1716/1720 5SM -TSRA OVC025CB FM172000 17009KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN080 FM180100 17005KT P6SM BKN050 KHSA 171122Z 1712/1812 VRB04KT P6SM SCT030 SCT150 BKN250 FM171500 18005KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN250 TEMPO 1717/1721 5SM -TSRA BKN030CB BKN080 FM172100 16004KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN080 OVC250 FM180000 16005KT P6SM BKN250= 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 0800 CDT...NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING DETECTED WITHIN 50 MILES OF SITE. SATELLITE INDICATED ISOLD SHRA/PSBL TSRA MAY START TO DEVELOP IN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.28 FT AT 0800 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.83 FT AT 1430 CDT. WYCM6 1.91 FT AT 0800 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 1.05 FT 1800 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 85F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 82 83 85 86 87 87 87 87 86 RH..............82 79 77 72 72 70 70 70 70 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..84 89 90 94 96 98 98 98 98 96 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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.04/LIX