FNUS74 KLIX 191022 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 522 AM CDT MON JUL 19 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...1019MB HIGH PRESSURE COVERED GEORGIA AND ALABAMA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1017MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 77F HOUMA /HUM/... 78F GULFPORT /GPT/... 82F SLIDELL /ASD/... 80F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 83F 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... 10Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...ESE 4KT 250FT...ESE 5KT 500FT...ESE 6KT 1KFT...ESE 6KT 2KFT...ESE 8KT 3KFT...ESE 13KT 4KFT...ESE 14KT 5KFT...ESE 15KT MAX WIND...058/23KT 30.1FT. STORM MOTION...129/8KT 19/00Z GFS MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z 7/20/10 SFC...E 13KT 250FT...E 15KT 500FT...E 16KT 1KFT...E 17KT 2KFT...E 18KT 3KFT...E 18KT 4KFT...E 19KT 5KFT...E 21KT MAX WIND...099/23KT 5.7KFT. .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 190951Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 26/24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02610244 TSNO METAR KGAO 191000Z AUTO 00000KT 23/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED PWINO METAR KIPN 191015Z AUTO 12012KT 10SM A3002 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 191015Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM FEW024 29/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 191015Z AUTO 14010KT 10SM FEW029 FEW035 29/24 A3003 RMK METAR KDLP 191015Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM FEW026 FEW035 29/24 A3002 RMK AVIATION... OVER LAND...VFR P6SM SCT020...ISOLD SHRA WITH TOPS 200 DVLPG BY 12Z. OVER WATER...VFR P6SM SCT020...WIDELY SCT 4SM SHRA/ISOLD TSRA BKN020 WITH TOPS 300. KHUM 190520Z 1906/2006 13004KT P6SM BKN150 TEMPO 1909/1913 5SM BR SCT015 FM191400 17008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 TEMPO 1918/1920 BKN040 FM192000 14008KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050 TEMPO 1920/1924 3SM -TSRA BKN025CB FM200000 17006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 KHSA 190520Z 1906/2006 13004KT P6SM BKN150 FM191400 17008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 TEMPO 1918/1920 BKN040 FM192000 14008KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050 PROB30 1920/1924 3SM -TSRA BKN025CB FM200100 17006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 AMD NOT SKED= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR TUE...VFR SCT030. ISO SHRA/TSRA. LGT TO MDT E TO SE WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR WED...VFR/MVFR SCT-BKN025. SCT SHRA/TSRA. MDT SE WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THU...VFR SCT025. SCT SHRA/TSRA. LGT TO MDT SE WIND. .RADAR... AT 0500 CDT...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING 20 MILES WEST TO 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE SPILL SITE. NO CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED. MOVEMENT WAS WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.83 FT AT 0420 CDT NR HIGH TIDE...LOW TIDE 0.40 FT AT 1500 CDT. WYCM6 2.37 FT AT 0420 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.43 FT AT 0600 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........M 50 49 49 49 42 42 42 49 49 49 50 50 WEATHER COV.....M SCH SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....M TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M 82 82 82 83 84 86 87 88 88 88 88 87 RH..............M 77 77 77 74 72 68 65 63 63 63 63 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..M 88 88 88 90 91 94 95 97 97 97 97 95 20 FT WIND DIR..M SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..M 8 7 6 5 5 6 9 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.M 15 15 10 10 10 10 15 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...M 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 MIX HGT (KM)....M 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.M SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.M 16 12 12 12 8 8 8 15 15 15 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).M 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............M 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......M CH LC LC LC LC LC LC CH CH CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 51 49 49 55 61 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 86 84 83 83 83 RH..............65 68 72 77 77 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 94 91 90 90 90 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 8 E 8 E 8 E 9 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 3000 3100 3100 2800 2800 MIX HGT (M).....980 910 940 940 850 850 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 15 SE 14 E 13 E 13 E 14 SE 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 7 SE 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 SE 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............3 3 3 3 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........61 53 59 59 43 48 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 83 84 87 88 88 RH..............77 77 74 68 66 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 92 96 98 99 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 E 10 E 11 E 13 E 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 3200 3400 3400 3400 3100 MIX HGT (M).....850 980 1040 1040 1040 940 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 17 SE 15 E 18 E 18 E 21 E 22 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8 SE 7 E 8 E 8 E 9 E 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 30 30 SEAS............2 3 3 3 4 4 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH RO RO $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...ROBERT RICKS TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100719.DEEPW.01/LIX