FNUS74 KLIX 181738 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1238 PM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1200 CDT...1020MB HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1019MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1200 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 97F HOUMA /HUM/... 95F GULFPORT /GPT/...102F SLIDELL /ASD/... 81F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 94F 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... 17Z 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 181651Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM FEW022 29/24 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02940244 TSNO METAR KGAO 181720Z AUTO 07008KT SCT030 SCT035 SCT042 28/23 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND W PWINO METAR KHSA 181655Z 24005KT 7SM VCTS SCT021 BKN042 24/24 A3010 METAR KIPN 181715Z AUTO 13011KT 10SM CLR A3010 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 181715Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM 29/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 181715Z AUTO 17013KT 10SM SCT023 SCT040 BKN055 31/25 METAR KDLP 181715Z AUTO 16012KT 10SM FEW022 FEW026 31/25 A3007 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025CB BKN040 SCT VRB15G25KT 2SM SHRA/TSRA BKN025CB WITH TOPS TO 400. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT020CB SCT035 SCT 2SM SHRA/TSRA BKN025CB WITH TOPS TO 400 MAINLY WITHIN 20 MILES OF SHORE. KHUM 181724Z 1818/1918 16006KT P6SM OVC050 TEMPO 1818/1820 2SM TSRA OVC015CB FM182000 17006KT P6SM OVC070 TEMPO 1820/1823 5SM -SHRA OVC035CB FM190000 16005KT P6SM BKN100 KHSA 181724Z 1818/1918 18006KT P6SM SCT035 BKN070 TEMPO 1818/1820 -SHRA BKN035CB FM182000 16008KT P6SM OVC050 TEMPO 1820/1823 3SM TSRA BKN035CB FM190000 15005KT P6SM BKN100= 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 1200 CDT...NEAREST SHOWERS WERE DETECTED ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE SPILL SITE...BUT MOST OF THE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING IN COASTAL SECTIONS AND IN THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 25 MILES FROM SHORE. MOVMEMENT WAS NORTH AT AROUND 13 KTS. THERE WAS NO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING DETECTED NEAR THE SITE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.94 FT AT 1150 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.63 FT AT 1500 CDT. WYCM6 1.38 FT AT 1150 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.73 FT AT 1800 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........61 60 60 60 64 64 WEATHER COV.....ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............84 84 85 86 88 87 RH..............67 67 65 63 61 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 92 93 94 96 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 13 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........64 44 40 40 44 50 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 85 84 83 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 (%).........50 49 42 42 49 50 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.07/LIX