FNUS74 KLIX 191316 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 816 AM CDT MON JUL 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0800 CDT...1020MB HIGH PRESSURE COVERED MUCH OF GEORGIA AND ALABAMA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. WEAK INVERTED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDED FROM SOUTH CENTRAL GULF TO NORTHEAST GULF. PRESSURE AT SOURCE 1019MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 88F HOUMA /HUM/... 89F GULFPORT /GPT/... 92F SLIDELL /ASD/... 85F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 92F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 94F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 13Z 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 191251Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02890239 TSNO METAR KGAO 191300Z AUTO 00000KT 27/26 A3007 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED METAR KHSA 191253Z 00000KT 7SM BKN120 25/25 A3008 METAR KIPN 191255Z AUTO 09010KT 10SM CLR A3006 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 191255Z AUTO 14012KT 10SM FEW023 31/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 191255Z AUTO 11009KT 9SM SCT024 SCT043 30/24 A3007 RMK METAR KDLP 191255Z AUTO 07006KT 9SM CLR 29/25 A3006 RMK A01 AVIATION... OVER LAND...VFR P6SM SCT025...ISOLD 2SM TSRA BKN025 WITH TOPS 400 NEAR VENICE. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA DVLPG BY 15Z OVER OTHER COASTAL AREAS. OVER WATER...VFR P6SM FEW-SCT030...ISOLD 2SM TSRA WITH TOPS 400 MAINLY WITHIN 20 MI FROM SHORE. 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 0800 CDT...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE OCCURRING AROUND 45 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF THE SPILL SITE NEAR MAIN PASS AND EAST PASS. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARDS THE WEST AT AROUND 10 KNOTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.50 FT AT 0750 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.30 FT AT 1500 CDT. WYCM6 2.27 FT AT 0750 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.60 FT AT 1800 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........49 49 42 42 42 49 49 49 50 50 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............82 83 84 86 87 88 88 88 88 87 RH..............77 74 72 68 65 63 63 63 63 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 90 91 94 95 97 97 97 97 95 20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 6 9 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 8 8 8 15 15 15 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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