FNUS74 KLIX 191221 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 721 AM CDT MON JUL 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0700 CDT...1020MB HIGH PRESSURE COVERED MUCH OF GEORGIA AND ALABAMA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1018MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 76F HOUMA /HUM/... 79F GULFPORT /GPT/... 85F SLIDELL /ASD/... 81F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 85F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 92F .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 8KT 250FT...E 9KT 500FT...E 11KT 1KFT...E 10KT 2KFT...E 12KT 3KFT...E 12KT 4KFT...E 12KT 5KFT...E 9KT MAX WIND...080/13KT 3.3FT. STORM MOTION...120/7KT 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 191151Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 27/24 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP180 70011 T02670244 10267 20256 53015 TSNO METAR KGAO 191200Z AUTO 00000KT 23/23 A3006 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED METAR KHSA 191155Z 00000KT 7SM BKN120 24/24 A3007 METAR KIPN 191215Z AUTO 10011KT 10SM CLR A3005 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 191215Z AUTO 14010KT 10SM FEW022 30/24 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 191215Z AUTO 11008KT 9SM CLR 29/24 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 191215Z AUTO 08007KT 8SM FEW023 29/24 A3005 RMK A01 AVIATION... OVER LAND...VFR P6SM SCT020...ISOLD SHRA WITH TOPS 250 DVLPG BY 15Z. OVER WATER...VFR P6SM FEW-SCT030...ISOLD 4SM SHRA WITH TOPS 250. KHUM 191125Z 1912/2012 13004KT 5SM BR SCT025 BKN150 FM191400 12008KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN200 FM191700 14008KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN040 FM200000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200 FM200900 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT015 KHSA 191125Z 1912/2012 13004KT P6SM SCT020 BKN150 FM191400 14008KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN150 FM191800 14008KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN040 FM200100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200= 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 0700 CDT...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE OCCURRING 35 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF THE SPILL SITE NEAR MAIN PASS AND EAST PASS. MOVEMENT WAS WEST-NORTHWEST AT 8 KNOTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.60 FT AT 0650 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.30 FT AT 1500 CDT. WYCM6 2.42 FT AT 0650 CDT NR HIGH TIDE...LOW TIDE 0.62 FT AT 1800 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........49 49 49 42 42 42 49 49 49 50 50 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............82 82 83 84 86 87 88 88 88 88 87 RH..............77 77 74 72 68 65 63 63 63 63 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 88 90 91 94 95 97 97 97 97 95 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 5 6 9 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 15 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...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)....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.SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 8 8 8 15 15 15 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100719.DEEPW.03/LIX