FNUS74 KLIX 171732 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1232 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1200 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 93W. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1018MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1200 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...102F HOUMA /HUM/... MM GULFPORT /GPT/...102F SLIDELL /ASD/... 97F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 86F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 93F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 17Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...SE 9KT 250FT...E 7KT 500FT...E 7KT 1KFT...SE 8KT 2KFT...SE 14KT 3KFT...SE 15KT 4KFT...SE 11KT 5KFT...SE 12KT MAX WIND...130/15KT 2.6FT. STORM MOTION...155/7KT 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 171651Z AUTO 21006KT 9SM -RA FEW016 27/23 A3008 RMK AO2 PK WND 19026/1631 RAB31 SLP184 P0006 T02720233 TSNO METAR KGAO 171720Z AUTO 14012KT SCT020 SCT026 SCT034 30/26 A3006 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 171555Z 17005KT 10SM SCT040 29/24 A3006 METAR KIPN 171715Z AUTO 14012KT 10SM FEW021 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 171715Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 171715Z AUTO 20017G22KT 10SM SCT020 BKN028 BKN032 29/24 A3008 METAR KDLP 171715Z AUTO 19014KT 10SM FEW016 SCT023 28/25 A3006 RMK .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025 BKN035 SCT 5SM SHRA/ISOLD TSRA WITH TOPS TO 350. MARINE AREAS...EAST OF 90W...VFR SCT020 SCT040 ISOLD 3SM SHRA/TSRA BKN025 WITH TOPS TO 300. WEST OF 90W...MVFR BKN025 BKN035 NMRS 5SM SHRA/ISLD 3SM TSRA WITH TOPS TO 350. KHUM 171722Z 1718/1818 16007KT P6SM BKN030 TEMPO 1718/1720 5SM -TSRA OVC025CB FM172000 17009KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN080 FM180100 17005KT P6SM SCT030 KHSA 171722Z 1718/1818 18005KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN250 TEMPO 1718/1721 5SM -TSRA BKN030CB BKN080 FM172100 16004KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN080 OVC250 FM180000 16005KT P6SM BKN250 FM181200 16007KT P6SM SCT030 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 1200 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWERS REDEVELOPED NEAR THE SPILL SITE...ESPECIALLY TO THE SOUTHWEST. NO LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED...HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO WATER STRIKES MAY DEVELOP IN THE NEXT HOUR. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.04 FT AT 1150 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.85 FT AT 1430 CDT. WYCM6 1.16 FT AT 1150 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.92 FT 1800 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........63 45 45 45 45 45 WEATHER COV.....SCT NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 87 87 87 87 86 RH..............72 65 65 65 65 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 95 95 95 95 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 17 17 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 8 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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............86 83 81 81 81 81 RH..............69 74 79 79 79 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 90 86 86 86 87 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 (%).50 40 40 40 50 50 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 70 61 61 60 53 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 85 87 88 88 RH..............82 79 72 68 66 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 89 94 96 98 98 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 (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100717.DEEPW.07/LIX