FNUS74 KLIX 182130 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 430 PM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 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 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 95F HOUMA /HUM/... 96F GULFPORT /GPT/... 91F SLIDELL /ASD/... 93F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 91F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 97F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 21Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...S 8KT 250FT...SE 6KT 500FT...SE 6KT 1KFT...SE 9KT 2KFT...SE 13KT 3KFT...SE 16KT 4KFT...SE 16KT 5KFT...SE 14KT MAX WIND...130/17KT 3.5FT. STORM MOTION...173/7KT 18/12Z 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 182051Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP178 60011 T02890233 56012 TSNO METAR KGAO 182120Z AUTO 27004KT 30/25 A3004 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED LTG DSNT N PWINO METAR KHSA 182055Z 10005KT 10SM BKN025 BKN039 28/25 A3005 METAR KIPN 182115Z AUTO 10008KT 10SM CLR A3005 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 182115Z AUTO 17012KT 10SM 28/25 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 182115Z AUTO 16009KT 9SM BKN025 BKN035 BKN045 30/25 A3005 RMK METAR KDLP 182115Z AUTO 28007G13KT 8SM SCT024 SCT036 BKN075 29/25 A3004 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025CB BKN040 SCT 3SM SHRA/TSRA BKN025CB WITH TOPS TO 400. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT020CB SCT035 ISOLD 3SM SHRA/TSRA BKN025CB WITH TOPS TO 400. 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 1600 CDT...NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED NEAR THE SPILL SITE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE COASTAL WATERS NORTHEAST AND WEST OF SOUTHWEST PASS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.73 FT AT 1550 CDT NR LOW TIDE...HIGH TIDE 1.93 FT AT 0400 CDT. WYCM6 0.97 FT AT 1550 CDT RISING...LOW TIDE 0.75 FT AT 1800 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........64 64 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............84 85 RH..............74 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.2 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 SEAS............3 3 SEA STATE.......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.10/LIX