FNUS74 KLIX 181829 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 129 PM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1300 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 1300 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 88F HOUMA /HUM/... 95F GULFPORT /GPT/... 92F SLIDELL /ASD/... 81F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 86F WEST DELTA /DLP/...100F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 18Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...S 10KT 250FT...SE 7KT 500FT...SE 7KT 1KFT...SE 7KT 2KFT...SE 15KT 3KFT...SE 20KT 4KFT...SE 22KT 5KFT...SE 18KT MAX WIND...130/22KT 3.5FT. STORM MOTION...175/8KT 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 SPECI KBVE 181820Z AUTO 12003KT 2SM RA BKN018 BKN024 BKN045 25/22 A3008 RMK AO2 RAB02 P0010 TSNO METAR KGAO 181820Z AUTO 12004KT CLR 29/25 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW METAR KHSA 181751Z 00000KT 10SM SCT025 BKN034 25/24 A3008 METAR KIPN 181815Z AUTO 13013KT 10SM CLR A3008 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 181815Z AUTO 17009KT 30/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 181815Z AUTO 17013KT 10SM FEW021 FEW030 31/25 A3008 RMK METAR KDLP 181815Z AUTO 17009KT 9SM CLR 31/25 A3006 RMK A01 .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 1300 CDT...NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED NEAR THE SPILL SITE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 25 MILES FROM SHORE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.90 FT AT 1218 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.60 FT AT 1500 CDT. WYCM6 1.27 FT AT 1212 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.72 FT AT 1800 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........60 60 60 64 64 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 83 83 84 85 RH..............77 77 77 74 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 90 92 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 3.8 3.8 3.2 3.2 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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..............68 72 72 74 77 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 94 91 90 88 88 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 3600 2500 2500 3200 3600 MIX HGT (M).....980 1100 760 760 980 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 S 14 S 9 S 9 SE 10 SE 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 S 6 S 4 S 4 SE 4 SE 6 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..............77 77 72 65 63 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 88 91 95 97 97 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 3500 3500 3500 4000 3600 MIX HGT (M).....1100 1070 1070 1070 1220 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 10 SE 14 SE 14 SE 16 SE 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 4 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 5 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.08/LIX