FNUS74 KLIX 181424 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 924 AM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0900 CDT...1021MB HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN GEORGIA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1019MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 91F HOUMA /HUM/... 81F GULFPORT /GPT/... 89F SLIDELL /ASD/... 96F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 96F WEST DELTA /DLP/...103F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 14Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...S 10KT 250FT...SE 9KT 500FT...SE 10KT 1KFT...SE 10KT 2KFT...SE 11KT 3KFT...SE 14KT 4KFT...SE 18KT 5KFT...SE 17KT MAX WIND...135/19KT 4.3FT. STORM MOTION...187/8KT 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 181351Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM FEW022 30/24 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T03000244 TSNO METAR KGAO 181400Z AUTO 30003KT SCT023 SCT028 BKN035 28/25 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND W PWINO METAR KHSA 181355Z 15005KT 10SM SCT035 SCT044 29/26 A3007 METAR KIPN 181415Z AUTO 12013KT 10SM CLR A3008 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 181415Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 181415Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 181415Z AUTO 16007KT 9SM CLR 32/25 A3006 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025 BKN040 ISOLD/SCT VRB15G25KT 3SM SHRA/TSRA BKN025 WITH TOPS TO 400. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT020 SCT035 ISOLD 3SM SHRA/TSRA BKN025 WITH TOPS TO 350. KHUM 181130Z 1812/1912 12003KT P6SM BKN050 TEMPO 1812/1815 P6SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM181500 16006KT P6SM OVC050 TEMPO 1818/1822 P6SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM182200 16007KT P6SM OVC050 FM190000 16005KT P6SM BKN250 KHSA 181130Z 1812/1912 16003KT 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 FM190000 15005KT P6SM OVC250 FM190600 13003KT P6SM BKN250= 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 0900 CDT...VERY ISOLATED SHOWERS WERE CONTINUING NEAR AND AROUND THE SPILL SITE...HOWEVER MOST OF THE ACTIVITY HAS SPREAD INLAND. NO LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED NEAR THE SITE. MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS WAS NORTH AT 12 KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.42 FT AT 0736 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.47 FT AT 1500 CDT. WYCM6 2.01 FT AT 0730 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.85 FT AT 1800 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86.5F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 61 61 61 60 60 60 64 64 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............84 85 85 85 85 86 87 88 87 RH..............72 70 68 63 61 61 61 61 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 93 94 94 96 96 96 96 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 13 13 13 13 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........64 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)....3500 3600 3600 3600 3700 3700 MIX HGT (M).....1070 1100 1100 1100 1130 1130 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 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)....3700 3600 3600 3600 3600 3600 MIX HGT (M).....1130 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 SE 8 E 9 E 9 E 10 E 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 SE 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 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.04/LIX