FNUS74 KLIX 181628 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1128 AM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1100 CDT...1021MB HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1019MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1100 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 91F HOUMA /HUM/... 89F GULFPORT /GPT/...100F SLIDELL /ASD/... 82F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 92F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 96F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 16Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...S 8KT 250FT...SE 6KT 500FT...SE 6KT 1KFT...SE 7KT 2KFT...SE 11KT 3KFT...SE 18KT 4KFT...SE 21KT 5KFT...SE 18KT MAX WIND...135/22KT 3.9FT. STORM MOTION...186/8KT 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 181551Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM FEW035 29/23 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T02940233 TSNO METAR KGAO 181620Z AUTO 07003KT CLR 31/26 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW PWINO SPECI KHSA 181615Z 16006G10KT 1SM TSRA BR BKN008CB OVC023 25/23 A3009 RMK TSB05 TS OHD MVG NE METAR KIPN 181615Z AUTO 12012KT 10SM CLR A3009 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 181615Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM SCT023 SCT034 30/23 A3007 RMK METAR KMDJ 181615Z AUTO 17012KT 10SM FEW021 SCT028 31/26 A3009 RMK METAR KDLP 181615Z AUTO VRB04KT 7SM FEW003 FEW021 SCT029 28/24 A3008 RMK .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 181438Z 1815/1912 12003KT P6SM OVC070 TEMPO 1815/1818 5SM -SHRA BKN035CB FM181800 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 1100 CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE DETECTED ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF THE SPILL SITE AND SOME ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 35 MILES WEST OF THE SITE. THESE SHOWERS ARE MOVING NORTH AT AROUND 13 KTS. THERE WAS NO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING DETECTED BUT THERE COULD BE SOME OCCASIONAL STRIKES ALONG WITH CLOUD TO CLOUD LIGHTNING. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.01 FT AT 1050 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.63 FT AT 1400 CDT. WYCM6 1.50 FT AT 1050 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.73 FT AT 1800 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........61 61 60 60 60 64 64 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 85 85 86 87 88 87 RH..............70 67 67 65 63 61 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 93 92 93 94 96 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 13 13 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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.06/LIX