FNUS74 KLIX 201609 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1109 AM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1100 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 87W OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. BOTH OF THESE CONTINUE TO MOVE WESTWARD. PRESSURE AT SPILL STIE WAS 1019MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1100 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...105F GULFPORT /GPT/... 98F SLIDELL /ASD/... 90F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...103F WEST DELTA /DLP/...100F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 16Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...E 7KT 250FT...E 7KT 500FT...E 8KT 1KFT...E 11KT 2KFT...SE 15KT 3KFT...SE 18KT 4KFT...SE 17KT 5KFT...SE 13KT MAX WIND...149/18KT 2.8FT. STORM MOTION...160/8KT 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 201551Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM FEW026 SCT049 32/25 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T03220250 TSNO METAR KGAO 201600Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM SCT028 SCT036 32/25 A3010 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW METAR KHSA 201550Z 25003KT 5SM -RA SCT010 BKN020 26/26 A3011 METAR KIPN 201555Z AUTO 10014KT 10SM CLR A3008 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 171225Z AUTO 17011KT 10SM 29/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 201555Z AUTO 13013KT 10SM 33/25 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 201555Z AUTO 13011KT 10SM FEW024 FEW029 30/25 A3010 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 201555Z AUTO 12008KT 9SM CLR 31/25 A3009 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 201528Z 2015/2112 13006KT 2SM -TSRA BKN015CB FM201600 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 1.47 FT AT 1036 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.16 FT AT 1600 CDT. WYCM6 2.43 FT AT 1036 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.62 FT AT 1900 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86.9F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........58 58 49 49 59 59 59 WEATHER COV.....ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 88 88 88 88 88 88 RH..............66 66 66 66 66 66 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 98 98 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 17 17 20 20 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 8 8 9 9 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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.07/LIX