FNUS74 KLIX 201506 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1006 AM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0900 CDT...1022MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WITH THE RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING WESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN GA..AL...MS AND LA. TROPICAL WAVES WERE LOCATED ROUGHLY ALONG LONGITUDE 93W AND 86W OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. BOTH OF THESE CONTINUE TO MOVE WESTWARD. PRESSURE AT SPILL STIE WAS 1019MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 99F HOUMA /HUM/... 90F GULFPORT /GPT/... 94F SLIDELL /ASD/...<90F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 99F 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... 15Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...E 8KT 250FT...E 8KT 500FT...E 9KT 1KFT...E 12KT 2KFT...SE 18KT 3KFT...SE 21KT 4KFT...SE 19KT 5KFT...SE 15KT MAX WIND...140/21KT 2.7FT. STORM MOTION...158/9KT 20/00Z GFS MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z 7/21/10 SFC...E 11KT 250FT...E 12KT 500FT...E 13KT 1KFT...E 13KT 2KFT...E 14KT 3KFT...E 15KT 4KFT...E 17KT 5KFT...E 18KT MAX WIND...089 23KT 43.8 KFT. STORM MOTION...134/11KT .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 201451Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM FEW026 SCT048 BKN070 31/25 A3010 RMK AO2 RAB15E24 SLP191 P0000 60000 T03110250 51015 TSNO METAR KGAO 201440Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM SCT025 SCT032 SCT045 31/25 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW METAR KHSA 201455Z 15007KT 1 1/2 +RASM BKN009 BKN016 25/24 A3011 METAR KIPN 201455Z AUTO 08016KT 10SM FEW019 A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 171225Z AUTO 17011KT 10SM 29/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 201455Z AUTO 14014KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 201455Z AUTO 00000G13KT 6SM HZ SCT021 SCT027 SCT036 29/24 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 201455Z AUTO 11007KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3008 RMK A01 AVIATION... OVER LAND...VFR P6SM SCT030 SCT040...SCT 3SM -TSRA WITH TOPS 400. OVER WATER...VFR P6SM SCT030 SCT035...SCT 3SM -TS WITH TOPS 350. KHUM 201225Z 2012/2112 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 FM201900 11007KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN040 FM210100 13005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150 KHSA 201447Z 2015/2112 13006KT 6SM -TSRA BKN025CB FM201530 13007KT P6SM SCT025 FM201900 12007KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN040 FM210100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR WED...VFR/MVFR SCT-BKN030. SCT SHRA/TSRA. MDT SE WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THU...VFR SCT030. SCT SHRA/TSRA. LGT TO MDT SE WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRI...VFR SCT030. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA. LGT E TO SE WIND. .RADAR... AT 1000 CDT...SCT SHRA EXTEND ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE THAT FROM 50 MI NNE OF SPILL SITE TO 75 MI WSW OF SPILL SITE. MOSTLY LGT TO MOD PRECIP WITH NO LIGHTNING DETECTED. ALL SHRA MOVING NW. CLOSEST SHRA LOCATED ABOUT 40 MI NW OF SPILL SITE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.67 FT AT 0936 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.16 FT AT 1600 CDT. WYCM6 2.62 FT AT 0936 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.62 FT AT 1900 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86.7F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........58 58 58 49 49 59 59 59 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 RH..............70 66 66 66 66 66 66 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 17 17 17 20 20 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........59 64 54 54 50 61 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 85 84 84 83 83 RH..............68 72 74 74 77 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 94 92 92 90 90 20 FT WIND......E 10 SE 10 E 10 SE 11 SE 11 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 3200 2800 2800 2500 3000 MIX HGT (M).....1010 980 850 850 760 910 TRANSPORT WIND..E 20 SE 20 SE 21 SE 21 SE 21 SE 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 4 4 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........61 57 57 57 59 59 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 83 84 88 88 88 RH..............79 77 74 66 64 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 90 92 98 97 97 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 2800 2900 2900 2400 2600 MIX HGT (M).....910 850 880 880 730 790 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 20 SE 18 E 18 E 18 E 20 E 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 9 SE 8 E 8 E 8 E 9 E 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 40 40 SEAS............4 5 5 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH $$ FORECASTER...MANNING REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100720.DEEPW.06/LIX