FNUS74 KLIX 221408 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 908 AM CDT THU JUL 22 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0900 CDT...1021MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SERN CONUS/WRN ATLANTIC WITH THE RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING WESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES INTO SERN TX. A LOW PRESSURE AREA CURRENTLY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 97F HOUMA /HUM/... 97F GULFPORT /GPT/... 103F SLIDELL /ASD/... 95F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 95F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 95F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 13Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...E 10KT 250FT...E 10KT 500FT...E 11KT 1KFT...E 11KT 2KFT...SE 13KT 3KFT...SE 16KT 4KFT...SE 19KT 5KFT...SE 18KT MAX WIND...111/21KT 6.8 KFT. STORM MOTION...1434/10KT 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 221351Z AUTO 10009KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T03000239 TSNO METAR KGAO 221400Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3009 RMK AO2 KHSA 221350Z 00000KT 10SM SCT020 29/26 A3010 METAR KIPN 221355Z AUTO 09018KT 10SM CLR A3007 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 171225Z AUTO 17011KT 10SM 29/24 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 221355Z AUTO 15020KT 8SM CLR 31/25 A3005 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 221355Z AUTO 14015KT 7SM SCT023 BKN029 BKN040 30/25 A3008 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 221355Z AUTO 12011KT 8SM CLR 30/24 A3007 RMK A01 AVIATION... OVER LAND...VFR P6SM SCT030. OVER WATER...VFR P6SM SCT035. KHUM 221120Z 2212/2312 09005KT P6SM SKC FM221500 12009KT P6SM SKC KHSA 221120Z 2212/2312 11005KT P6SM SCT020 FM221400 13007KT P6SM FEW250 FM230300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC= 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 0900 CDT...NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING DETECTED NEAR THE SPILL SITE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.27 FT AT 0837 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.37 FT AT 1800 CDT. WYCM6 2.81 FT AT 0837 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.66 FT AT 2100 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 86.0F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........24 35 35 35 33 33 33 37 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............85 85 86 87 88 88 88 88 88 RH..............78 81 79 73 66 66 68 68 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 98 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 MIX HGT (KM)....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 TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 14 14 16 16 16 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......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 7 NE 7 E 7 E 7 E 9 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.05/LIX