FNUS74 KLIX 192031 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 331 PM CDT MON JUL 19 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1500 CDT...1018MB LARGE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MUCH OF THE GULF COAST REGION FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. WEAK INVERTED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDED ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. PRESSURE AT SOURCE 1018MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...101F GULFPORT /GPT/...101F SLIDELL /ASD/...100F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 97F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 98F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 20Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...E 10KT 250FT...E 10KT 500FT...E 10KT 1KFT...E 12KT 2KFT...SE 12KT 3KFT...SE 13KT 4KFT...E 13KT 5KFT...E 12KT MAX WIND...125/14KT 3.5FT. STORM MOTION...140/6KT 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 ...KSPR - SHIP SHOAL 28.6N 91.2W ...KMDJ - MS CANYON 28.7N 89.8W ...KDLP - WEST DELTA 29.1N 89.6W METAR KBVE 191951Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM SCT029 SCT036 SCT050 31/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T03110233 TSNO METAR KGAO 192020Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM SCT050 SCT060 32/25 A3004 RMK METAR KHSA 191953Z 11007KT 10SM SCT060 31/24 A3003 METAR KIPN 192015Z AUTO 09013KT 10SM CLR A3003 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 192015Z AUTO VRB06G12KT 10SM 32/24 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 192015Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 192015Z AUTO 13007G12KT 110V180 10SM CLR 31/23 A3002 RMK AVIATION... OVER LAND...VFR P6SM SCT030 SCT040...ISOLD 2SM TSRA WITH TOPS 400. OVER WATER...VFR P6SM FEW-SCT030...VERY ISOLD 4SM SHRA WITH TOPS 250. KHUM 191720Z 1918/2018 14008KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN040 FM200000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200 FM201400 11007KT P6SM SCT025 KHSA 191720Z 1918/2018 13008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM200100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200 FM201400 13007KT P6SM SCT025= 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 1500 CDT...NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING DETECTED WITHIN 90 MILES OF SPILL AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.45 FT AT 1450 CDT NEAR LOW TIDE...HIGH TIDE 2.00 FT AT 0500 CDT. WYCM6 0.99 FT AT 1450 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.50 FT AT 1800 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........43 50 50 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 88 88 RH..............63 63 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 3.6 3.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 SEAS............3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 56 59 59 57 62 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 85 84 84 84 84 RH..............65 70 74 74 74 74 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 93 92 92 92 92 20 FT WIND......E 9 E 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 3100 3100 3100 2500 2500 MIX HGT (M).....1100 940 940 940 760 760 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 E 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 E 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........62 63 58 58 49 59 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 84 83 88 88 88 RH..............74 74 77 66 66 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 92 90 98 98 98 20 FT WIND......E 8 E 8 E 8 E 10 E 11 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 3700 2800 2800 3400 3400 MIX HGT (M).....760 1130 850 850 1040 1040 TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 16 E 20 E 20 E 22 SE 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 5 E 7 E 9 E 9 E 10 SE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH RO RO $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100719.DEEPW.10/LIX