FNUS74 KLIX 192125 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 425 PM CDT MON JUL 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 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 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...102F HOUMA /HUM/... 98F GULFPORT /GPT/...102F SLIDELL /ASD/... 98F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 97F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 96F .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...ESE 8KT 250FT...SE 9KT 500FT...SE 9KT 1KFT...SE 9KT 2KFT...SE 9KT 3KFT...SE 10KT 4KFT...E 10KT 5KFT...E 10KT MAX WIND...100/13KT 7.3FT. STORM MOTION...132/5KT 19/12Z GFS MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z 7/20/10 SFC...E 13KT 250FT...E 14KT 500FT...E 15KT 1KFT...E 16KT 2KFT...E 16KT 3KFT...E 16KT 4KFT...E 17KT 5KFT...E 18KT MAX WIND...098/17KT 14.6KFT. .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 192051Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM FEW035 SCT048 32/23 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T03170228 58013 TSNO METAR KGAO 192100Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM SCT030 SCT037 31/25 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N METAR KHSA 192051Z 12008KT 10SM SCT030 SCT050 32/24 A3004 METAR KIPN 192115Z AUTO 10013KT 10SM CLR A3002 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 192115Z AUTO 13010KT 10SM 32/23 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 192115Z AUTO 12010KT 10SM FEW026 FEW032 30/23 A3003 RMK METAR KDLP 192115Z AUTO VRB05G10KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A3002 RMK A01 AVIATION... OVER LAND...VFR P6SM SCT030 SCT040...VERY ISOLD 4SM SHRA WITH TOPS 250. 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 1600 CDT...NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING DETECTED WITHIN 90 MILES OF SPILL AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.47 FT AT 1550 CDT NEAR LOW TIDE...HIGH TIDE 2.00 FT AT 0500 CDT. WYCM6 1.01 FT AT 1550 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.50 FT AT 1800 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........50 50 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............88 88 RH..............63 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..E E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 3.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 SEAS............3 3 SEA STATE.......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.11/LIX