FNUS74 KLIX 181027 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 527 AM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...1020MB HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN GEORGIA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1018MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 87F HOUMA /HUM/... 83F GULFPORT /GPT/... 93F SLIDELL /ASD/... 79F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 89F 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...S 6KT 250FT...S 6KT 500FT...S 7KT 1KFT...S 7KT 2KFT...S 7KT 3KFT...S 9KT 4KFT...S 12KT 5KFT...S 13KT MAX WIND...040/21KT 35.8FT. STORM MOTION...207/5KT 18/00Z GFS MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z 7/19/10 SFC...ESE 8KT 250FT...ESE 8KT 500FT...ESE 9KT 1KFT...ESE 9KT 2KFT...SE 9KT 3KFT...SE 10KT 4KFT...SE 11KT 5KFT...SE 11KT MAX WIND...036/17KT 53.9KFT. .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 180951Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM FEW022 28/24 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02780239 TSNO METAR KGAO 181000Z AUTO 15003KT CLR 27/25 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N PWINO METAR KIPN 181015Z AUTO 14011KT 10SM A3004 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 181015Z AUTO 18015KT 10SM FEW021 29/25 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 181015Z AUTO 17011KT 10SM SCT024 SCT029 29/25 A3004 RMK METAR KDLP 181015Z AUTO 16010G15KT 10SM FEW022 30/24 A3003 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT020 SCT035 ISOLD 4SM SHRA/TSRA WITH TOPS TO 300. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT020 SCT035 ISOLD 3SM SHRA/TSRA WITH TOPS TO 300. KHUM 180525Z 1806/1906 VRB03KT P6SM SCT029 SCT050 BKN100 FM181300 17005KT P6SM SCT020 BKN250 FM181500 17007KT P6SM OVC050 TEMPO 1818/1822 P6SM TS BKN050CB FM182200 17007KT P6SM OVC100 KHSA 180525Z 1806/1906 16005KT P6SM -RA SCT013 BKN035 FM181200 16007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM181500 16008KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN050 FM181800 16009KT P6SM OVC250 TEMPO 1818/1821 4SM TS BKN050CB FM182100 16007KT P6SM OVC250 TEMPO 1821/1824 5SM TS BKN050CB AMD NOT SKED= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MON...VFR SCT030 SCT-BKN050. ISO/SCT SHRA/TSRA. LGT SE WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR TUE...VFR SCT030. ISO SHRA/TSRA. LGT TO MDT E TO SE WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR WED...VFR/MVFR SCT-BKN030. SCT SHRA/TSRA. MDT SE WIND. .RADAR... AT 0500 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWERS WERE DETECTED 10 TO 60 MILES NORTH...AND 40 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SPILL SITE. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AND NORTHWEST AT 12 KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.62 FT AT 0450 CDT NR HIGH TIDE...LOW TIDE 0.50 FT AT 1400 CDT. WYCM6 2.30 FT AT 0450 CDT NR HIGH TIDE...LOW TIDE 0.90 FT AT 1800 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........M 64 70 70 70 61 61 61 60 60 60 53 53 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 84 85 86 87 88 88 88 88 87 RH..............M 79 79 77 72 70 68 63 61 61 61 61 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..M 86 86 88 91 93 94 94 96 96 96 96 94 20 FT WIND DIR..M S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..M 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.M 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...M 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.6 MIX HGT (KM)....M 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.M SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.M 12 10 10 10 13 13 13 14 14 14 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).M 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 40 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............M 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......M LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........53 50 62 62 47 63 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 84 83 82 82 82 RH..............63 70 72 73 73 73 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 90 89 87 87 87 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 3200 2800 2800 2500 2500 MIX HGT (M).....1100 980 850 850 760 760 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 5 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 40 40 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........63 58 52 52 51 51 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 82 84 87 88 88 RH..............74 74 70 61 59 59 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 87 90 94 95 95 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2900 3500 3500 3900 3700 MIX HGT (M).....760 880 1070 1070 1190 1130 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 SE 10 E 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 SE 4 E 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100718.DEEPW.01/LIX