FNUS74 KLIX 221056 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 556 AM CDT THU JUL 22 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0600 CDT...1020MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SERN CONUS/WRN ATLANTIC WITH THE RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING WESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES INTO SERN TX. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 86F HOUMA /HUM/... 89F GULFPORT /GPT/... 94F SLIDELL /ASD/...<85F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 87F WEST DELTA /DLP/...102F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 11Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...E 10KT 250FT...E 10KT 500FT...E 10KT 1KFT...E 11KT 2KFT...SE 12KT 3KFT...SE 15KT 4KFT...SE 18KT 5KFT...SE 19KT MAX WIND...129/21KT 5.2 KFT. STORM MOTION...141/10KT 21/06Z GFS MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z 7/22/10 SFC...E 9KT 250FT...E 10KT 500FT...E 11KT 1KFT...E 11KT 2KFT...E 12KT 3KFT...SE 15KT 4KFT...SE 18KT 5KFT...SE 20KT MAX WIND...115/21KT 6.0 KFT. STORM MOTION...138/10KT .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 221051Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02720239 TSNO METAR KGAO 221040Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3004 RMK AO2 METAR KHSA 220055Z 13005KT 10SM SCT023 SCT036 29/26 A3007 METAR KIPN 221035Z AUTO 09015KT 10SM A3003 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 171225Z AUTO 17011KT 10SM 29/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 221035Z AUTO 14019KT 9SM CLR 31/26 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 221035Z AUTO 14018KT 9SM CLR 30/25 A3004 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 221035Z AUTO 14009G17KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A3003 RMK A01 AVIATION... OVER LAND...VFR P6SM SCT030 SCT040. OVER WATER...VFR P6SM SCT030 SCT035. KHUM 220915Z 2209/2306 10007KT P6SM SKC FM221400 12008KT P6SM SCT030 FM230000 13005KT P6SM FEW045 SCT250 KHSA 220520Z 2206/2306 14005KT P6SM FEW025 FM221400 13006KT P6SM SCT030 FM221700 14009KT P6SM SCT035 FM230000 15004KT P6SM FEW045 SCT250 AMD NOT SKED= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRI...VFR SCT030. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA BCMG SCT AFT 00Z. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SAT...VFR SCT025. SCT SHRA/TSRA. LGT NE TO E WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUN...MVFR BKN025. SCT SHRA/TSRA. MDT TO STRNG E WIND BCMG SE AFT 23Z. .RADAR... AT 0600 CDT...NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING DETECTED NEAR THE SPILL SITE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.68 FT AT 0536 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.30 FT AT 0600 CDT WYCM6 2.52 FT AT 0536 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.95 FT AT 0900 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86.2F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........24 24 24 35 35 35 35 33 33 37 37 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............83 83 83 83 86 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 RH..............77 77 77 77 77 70 66 66 68 68 68 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 90 90 95 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..12 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.20 12 12 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........37 26 26 26 16 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............87 85 85 84 84 84 RH..............70 75 72 74 74 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 94 94 92 92 91 20 FT WIND......E 8 E 6 E 6 SE 5 SE 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 2300 1900 1900 1900 1800 MIX HGT (M).....820 700 580 580 580 550 TRANSPORT WIND..E 15 E 13 E 8 E 8 E 8 NE 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 7 E 6 E 4 E 4 E 4 NE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............4 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC LC LC LC .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........16 42 42 42 46 46 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 84 83 88 88 88 RH..............72 72 74 63 63 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 91 90 97 97 96 20 FT WIND......E 4 NE 6 NE 8 NE 10 NE 10 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 2200 2500 2500 2600 2700 MIX HGT (M).....550 670 760 760 790 820 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 6 N 10 NE 15 NE 15 NE 13 N 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 3 N 4 NE 7 NE 7 NE 6 N 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC CH CH CH LC $$ FORECASTER...MANNING REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100722.DEEPW.02/LIX