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NOAA INCIDENT SITUATION REPORT (SITREP)


Incident Coordination Center (ICC)

MODU DEEPWATER HORIZON - Gulf of Mexico

ICC SITREP #9

Saturday, May 01,20101700 EDT

Updates from last ICC SITREP are shown in blue font

(U/SBU) Current:
• No official confirmation by US Coast Guard (USCG) personnel of oil
spill making landfall at this time.
• Rapid Response Teams continue to investigate unsubstantiated reports
of landfall.
• No dispersant over flights scheduled for 1 May due to inclement

weather.

• Shoreside deployment of containment boom continues.


• Coil tubing unit deployed for subsea application of dispersant; testing of
dispersant completed at 2330 EDT 30 Apr; testing and sampling
continues. The Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental
Policy and Compliance provided an update on the National Response
Team's approval to conduct a test of the use of sub-surface dispersant
delivery at the source of the spill (5,000 feet). Two tests will need to be
conducted, one with observations of effectiveness at the source, and
one with observations at the surface, before a determination to continue
on a large scale would be approved.

• BP to provide plan for sustained subsea dispersant delivery.
• Blow Out Preventer (BOP) remains partially closed.
• Drill permit approved for relief well; BP requesting permit for second
location.
o 13,000 gallons of deep water dispersant released to date.
o Assets on Scene (Detailed matrix attached.)
o Personnel: 1,335
o Boom deployed to date: 275,000 feet
o Dispersant materials deployed to date: 142,914 gallons
o 75,000 gallons available within 24 hours; another 108,400
gallons staged; 922, 548 gallons on order.
o Recovery Barges: 9*
o Skimmers: 15*
o Oil Spill Response Vessels: 15*
o Tugs: 8*
o Other Support Vessels: 68*
o Remotely Operated Vehicles: 9*
o Fixed-wing Aircraft: 4*
o Helicopters: 12*
*Number does not include staged and ordered assets

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(U/SBU) Future:
• Strong south east winds of 23-29 miles per hour are expected to continue
through 2 May and will continue to bring oil towards the shoreline. Seas of
seven to ten feet (inner waters) and nine to 12 feet (outer waters) are
expected, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
• (UiSBU) US Northern Command reports two Modular Aerial Spray System
aircraft are pre-positioned at Stennis International airport and anticipate
commencing missions today, 1 May depending on weather.
(Above from HSIN posting 2010_05_01_0600)

NOAA Operations
(U) Homeland Security Program Office
ICC Contact: Telephone: 301.713.0136. ICC FAX: 301,713.0144

• Weekends: HSPO staffs ICC in (SSMC I) from 0730 to 1900 EDT with
reachback to Line/Staff Office reps.
o ICC operates at Level -II, Virtual activation.
o ICC Coordination calls at 01 May at 1000 and 1500 EDT

• Weekdays: NOAA Incident Coordination Center (ICC) operates with


Line/Staff Office staffing in SSMC I, Room 8331 from 0700 to 1900 EDT.

ICC reachback support is available 24/7 at 202.577.8492

• (U/SBU) ICC established direct contacts with Chief of Defense Threat


Reduction Agency Technical Reachback in processing request from
USNORTHCOM.
o Established liaison with ORR personnel in Unified Command.
o New situational displays in the ICC included
• Access to ERMA by NOS Watch stander
• OAR models provided by OAR Watchstander.
• Projection of real-time images of leaks and repair efforts

• (U/SBU) DHS National Operations Center DOC NOAA Desk


o NOAA Desk now staffed 0500 - 1900 daily to support response.
o Daily briefing to DHS Senior Leadership
o Provides weather input to Senior Leadership conference call twice daily
o Reviewing input to DHS Secretary's briefing book
o Facilitated coordination between NOAA Research and EPA

(U) National Weather Service


• No NWS infrastructure, personnel or facilities have been affected by this
incident.

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• WFO New Orleans/Baton Rouge, with assistance from the Lower


Mississippi River Forecast Center, is providing extensive decision support
to the U.S. Coast Guard, DHS, EPA, and other incident responders.
• A WFO New Orleans/Baton Rouge Emergency Response Meteorologist
has been deployed to Houma, LA to provide much of this support onsite.
This support will continue until further notice.
• WFO Mobile is now providing weather support to a new Joint Operations
Center in Mobile, AL.
• Other WFOs along the Gulf Coast are providing support to their local and
state partners due to this event.
• Southern Region Headquarters is providing logistical support to these field
efforts, and is making contingency plans for additional assistance that may
need to be provided through the weekend and next week.

• NWS Personnel dedicated to DEEPWATER Horizon Efforts


o Weather Forecast Office - Slidell, LA
• Christopher Bannan Meteorologist New Orleans Weather
Forecast Office; Robert Ricks Meteorologist New Orleans
Weather Forecast Office; Tim Erickson Meteorologist from
WFO New Orleans on site at JOC in Houma, LA.
o Southern Region Operations Center Dallas/Fort Worth:
• Tom Bradshaw: Chief of Meteorological Services Branch
Corey Pieper: Techniques Development Meteorologist Tracy
Howieson: Hydrologic Services Program Manager

(U) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service


• Satellite Analysis Branch (SAB) continues to provide Experimental Marine
Pollution Surveillance Report:
http://www.ssd.noaa.Qov/PSITROP/float4.html

• National Oceanographic Data Centers National Coastal Data Distribution Center:


o Coastal Habitat Website up and available for public consumption of EFH,
bathymetry, rigs, pipelines, managed species data,oyster habitat for
Texas and La, sea grass for the entire Gulf, National Wetlands inventory
all shapefiles. http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/website/CHP/viewer
o Contacted the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System
(GCOOS) and received the links to their entire database to provide
historical ocean currents to DHS

(U) National Ocean Service


• Office of Response and Recovery
o Overflights were conducted this morning
o Still evaluating the dispersant test conducted last night at the
well head. Issues:
• Water column toxicity vs overall efficacy
• Recombination of oil after being dispersed further up in
the water column.

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II Trying to use sonar mounted on ROVs to determine


changes to the plume following injection of the dispersant
at depth.
o Emergency Response Division still fine tuning a 60/90 day
outlook.
• According to BP, personnel deploying to the area will
require the following training: 20 minutes - to sit in the
command post; 1 hour - to go into the field &
HAZWOPER qualified; 4 hours - to go in a helicopter &
HAZWOPER qualified; To ride in a USCG helo - must be
current dunker qualified; To carry heeds - must be heeds
trained
• National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
o RSD Aerial Photo Missions aboard Kingair N68RF. We are
awaiting the aircraft to be released from maintenance at Fort
Lauderdale & will transit to Manassas VA tonight. We are
installing the replacement camera tonight & planning on a
calibration flight in the morning, after which we will transit to
New Orleans to fly photo flights.
o Expect arrival Saturday PM with mission flights following at first
weather opportunity. See flight plan attachments fyi.
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• Office of Coast Survey
o Marine Chart Division (MCD)
• Provided graphic to USCG sectors New Orleans and
Mobile as well as NOM Communications depicting spill
area in relation to Safety Fairways.
• Developing custom navigation products for distribution to
mariners, and other interested parties, will be available
on the OCS website at: nauticalcharts.noaa.gov
• ENC with feature depicting the spill area, will be updated
daily.
• Paper/Raster chart with feature depicting the spill area,
will be updated daily.
o Coast Survey Development Laboratory (CSDL)
" CSDL's Northern Gulf of Mexico model output is being
generated and sent to ORR daily
• NowCoast group and Joint Hydrographic Center (JHC)
are actively supporting the operational use of the ERMA
system.
o (U/SBU) Office of Coast Survey IT
• Migrating Port of Call to level 1 (direct internet access
without VPN) over the weekend so that our current
collaboration capability will be available to OCS staff
members regardless of location.

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• Standing UP,p separate and, secure MOSS based


incident response collaboration site stood up on the
internet for broader audience collaboration, early next
week.
• National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
o 3 teams have been mobilized to the region to collect NOAA
Mussel Watch samples in un-oiled locations to capture pre­
condition contamination levels.
• The planned sampling extent will be from Sabine Pass
(TXlLA) to Naples, FL.
• Team 1 (green team) consists of partners from LSU, and
began sampling today. Their area of coverage will be
from the Barataria Bay region (LA), west to the Texas
border.
• Team 2 (red team) consists of 3 NCCOS personnel (Drs.
Terry McTigue, Gunnar Lauenstein, and Dennis Apeti)
and one NMFS Pascagoula partner (Dale Stevens). Their
area of coverage will be from the Pass Christian (MS),
east to Apalachee Bay (FL).
• Team 3 (blue team) consists of 3 NCCOS personnel (Dr.
Kimani Kimbrough, Andrew Mason, and Rob Warner)
and one MOTE Marine Lab partner (Dr. Jim Cutler). Their
area of coverage will be from Apalachee Bay (FL)
southward to the Naples FL area.
• Teams 2 and 3 are en route, and expected to begin
sampling tomorrow morning.
o The Chandeleur Sound area will not be sampled, as our LSU
partners have already reported oiling in this region.
o Each team will collect oyster samples to measure PAH (oil)
contamination levels, along with heavy metals.
o Sediment samples will also be collected to measure
contamination levels, as well as PAH toxicity and benthic
infaunal community structure (type and diversity of benthos).
o Water samples also will be taken to measure oil in suspension,
and to perform PAH "fingerprinting" (identifying Deepwater
Horizon oil from other Oils).
o Teams are also coordinating with Florida's Fish & Wildlife
Research Institute, who will be collecting similar samples along
the Florida coast complimentary to the NOAA Mussel Watch
mission.
o In total, the 3 teams expect to collect samples (and photo­
document) at 50-60 locations, depending on oiling conditions
(U) National Marine Fisheries Service
• SouthEast Fisheries Science Center
o The GANDY returned to Pascagoula April 30 at 1630 with samples
from five long line sets. National Seafood Inspection Laboratory

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(NSIL) will start working on these samples Monday. The GANDY


saw oil slicks from the southern tip of the Chandeleur Islands the
night of 29 April and all the way to the north today.
o The CARETTA will return to Pascagoula tonight (30 April) about
2000. They collected plankton and groundfish samples from seven
stations. These samples will be processed by NSIL on Monday, 3
May. The CARETTA also saw oil on the inside of the Chandeleur
islands.
o The contract shrimp boat left this morning at 0900 to trawl from the
north end of the Chandeleur Islands eastward to FL. Depending on
the weather, they plan to be out until Monday or Tuesday.
o A call was received today at noon reporting two turtles washed up
in Waveland, MS. SEFSC staff went to investigate and brought
four Kemp's ridley turtles to the Pascagoula Lab. None of the
animals were oiled. Necropsies will be performed on Saturday.
o Pascagoula Lab staff will provide a boat and driver to assist the
Office of Response & Restoration in collecting sediment samples
and samples from oyster beds. Sampling will likely begin tomorrow
afternoon and cover from MS to FL.
o Dauphin Island samples ,are expected to arrive in Pascagoula on
Monday.
o No synoptic aerial surveys were conducted to winds and sea state
beyond the threshold along collection of reliable data.
o Oil slick aerial surveys were attempted, but were grounded by high
winds after the first 30 minutes. During that time, no marine
mammals or sea turtles were observed.
• Seafood Safety Daily Report
o Reported jointly by Seafood Inspection Program, National Seafood
Inspection Laboratory, Northwest Fishery Science Center
o Representatives of the Seafood Inspection, National Seafood
Inspection Lab, and the Northwest Fishery Science Center
(Seafood Safety Team) participated in a conference call to make
final decisions about the general plan of action, budget costs, and
to discuss fishery closure (opening) strategies.
o Inspection worked to finalize a list of sensory experts from which a
team of 12 will be chosen to travel to Pascagoula, Mississippi to
receive recalibration training for detecting oil taint in Gulf seafood.
The recalibration sessions will occur from May 17-21.
o On Friday, Seafood Inspection sent a request to the National
Seafood Inspection Laboratory containing the specifications (types,
quantities) of seafood product samples that need to be purchased.
(Note: the SEFSC also collected seafood samples that will be used
for seafood safety determinations during its field collection
yesterday. Those activities were reported by the SEFSC in its daily
report.) The request also included guidance for storage and chain
of custody record keeping protocols. Due to the large amount of

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product (approximately 5 tons), the lab is making arrangement for


storage in a commercial cold storage facility. Lab personnel will
maintain detailed chain of custody records for each product sample
held in storage.
o Seafood Inspection is developing the final space and structure
requirements for the sensory session. It will provide the
requirements list the National Seafood Inspection Lab today so that
arrangements can be made for acquiring setting up an appropriate
work space.
o Seafood Inspection finalized the curriculum that will be used for the
sensory sessions.
o The Seafood Safety Team contacted the proper Food and Drug
Administration personnel in to invite them to become involved in the
NMFS sensory activities.

(U) Oceanic and Atmospheric Research


• Nothing Significant To Report

Office of Marine and Aircraft Operations


• Aircraft
o King Air N68RF scheduled for camera boresight flight 5/1, followed
by reposition to New Orleans to begin aerial photography.
o Twin Otter N46RF flew VI P flight with NOAA Admininistrator,
Dr. Jane Lubchenco, on 5/1. Will then reposition to Tampa, FL for
installation of multispectral instrument. Expected return on 5/4.
o Twin Otter N56RF expected to reposition from Tampa, FL to area
on 5/2 to begin marine mammal flights on 5/3.
• Ships
o PISCES scheduled to arrive Pascagoula, MS at 1800 on 5/1. Oil
booms will be placed around PISCES and OREGON II in
Pascagoula, MS.

Acquisition and Grants


• Director, National Capital Acquisition Division issued guidance on
procedures for placing emergency contract actions.

Office of Chief Financial Officer


• Budget Execution issued guidance for accounting codes to track NOAA
costs associated with DEEPWATER HORIZON.
• Ongoing budget request for Line Offices to provide information regarding
incident.

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Spot Forecast for Deepwater Horizon Recovery

Operations

1500 Hazmat Forecast 05/01/10 for Deepwater Horizon Site in Offshore

Waters

Tonight Sunday Sun night Monday Mon night Tuesday


Date 5/2 5/3 5/4
Sunrise/Sunset 1929 0612 1930 0611 0610 1931
Wind S 20-25 with S 20-25 with S 15-20 with
SE15 SW 10 NW 5-10
DirISpeed(kts) higher gusts higher gusts higher gusts
Mixing
400-500 400-600 400-500 500 500 500
Heights(ft)
Transport
SE 25 SE 22 S 15 S-SE 10-15 SE10 S 15
Winds(kt)
6-9(inner) 7-1 O(inner) 4-6(inner) 3-5(inner) 3-4(inner) 3 (inner)
Seas (ft)
7-1 O(outer) 9-12( outer) 8-10(outer) 7-9(outer) 5-7(outer) 3-5 (outer)
Sea State Very Rough Very Rough Rough Choppy Light Chop Light Chop
MaxIMin Temp 72 81 72 81 71 82
Rainfall
0.00 0.04 0.37 0.20 0.00 0.03
amount
Rain chances 30% 70% 60% 40% 25% 20%
Visibility 5SM BR 4-5SM -RA 5SM BR >6SM >6SM >6SM
MinIMax RH 100 74 100 77 100 67
Avg
1008 1010 1013 1014 1013 1015
Pressure(mb)
Prevailing
FEW­
Ceilings OVC008-011 OVC012 BKN010-015 BKN015 SCT020
SCT025
(ft-AGL)

Forecast Briefing
SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT OVER EAST TEXAS WILL WORK INTO THE
IMPACT AREA SUNDAY AND BECOME QUITE SLUGGISH ... LEAVING A
LARGE AREA OF RAINFALL THAT CAN BE HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY. THE
FRONT MAY BECOME STATIONARY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME MONDAY IN
THE VICINITY OF OPERATIONS AREA. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE
MONDAY ~IIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES FOR
LIGHTER WI~IDS AND DIMINISHING SEAS. A RETURN TO AN ONSHORE
FLOW REGIME IS EXPECTED FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK.
Coastal Flooding impact

... HIGH TIDES WILL LIKELY POSE A COASTAL FLOOD THREAT SUNDAY...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH WINDS AND

INCREASING WAVE ACTION WILL RESULT II\J SIGNIFICANT RISES IN TIDE

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LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE POSSIBLE

SATURDAY AND 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY.

MSl080-011800­
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HANCOCK­
455 AM COT SAT MAY 12010

... COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM COT

SUNDAY...

TIDE LEVELS ARE INCREASING THIS MORNING AS THE HANCOCK COUNTY


SHORE LINE APPROACHES HIGH TIDE AROUND 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. PEAK
TIDE LEVEL IS FORECAST TO BE 3.30 FEET WHICH WILL BEGIN TO CAUSE
MINOR STREET FLOODING ON A FEW STREETS IN SHORE LINE PARK. STRONG
ONSHORE FLOW AND WAVE ACTION MAY ALSO INUNDATE THE BEACH AND
CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION. SIMILAR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE
AGAIN DURING THE HIGH TIDE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...

ALL PERSONS IN THE COASTAL AREA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO

PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AND SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND. REMAIN ALERT AND KEEP LISTENING TO YOUR RADIO...

TELEVISION ... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES.

... HIGH TIDES WILL LIKELY POSE A COASTAL FLOOD THREAT SATURDAY

AND SUNDAY...

. .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH WINDS AND
INCREASING WAVE ACTION WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RISES IN TIDE
LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY AND 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ARE POSSIBLE SUI\IDAY.

MSl080-011800­
jO.CON. KLlX.CF.W. 0003.000000TOOOOl-l00503TOOOOZj

HANCOCK­
455 AM COT SAT MAY 12010

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM COT

SUNDAY...

TIDE LEVELS ARE INCREASING THIS MORNING AS THE HANCOCK COUNTY

SHORE LINE APPROACHES HIGH TIDE AROUND 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. PEAK

TIDE LEVEL IS FORECAST TO BE 3.30 FEET WHICH WILL BEGIN TO CAUSE

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MINOR STREET FLOODING ON A FEW STREETS IN SHORE LINE PARK. STRONG


ONSHORE FLOW AND WAVE ACTION MAY ALSO INUNDATE THE BEACH AI\ID
CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION. SIMILAR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE
AGAIN DURING THE HIGH TIDE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSOI\JS IN THE COASTAL AREA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO


PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AND SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND. REMAIN ALERT AND KEEP LISTENING TO YOUR RADIO...
TELEVISION ...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARI\IING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR


IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER... AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

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LAZ038-040-05 8-060>064-066>070- MSZ081-082 -011800­


/0. CO N. KLlX. CF.A. 0001. OOOOOOTOOOOZ-100503TOOOOZ/
TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. CHARLES­
UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD­
LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON­
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-HARRISON-JACKSON­
455 AM CDT SAT MAY 12010

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PILE WATER INTO COASTAL


SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISS1SS1PPI. ..AND LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO 1
TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ON SATURDAY AND 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ON
SUNDAY. THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE CYCLE WILL BE AT LARGE SPRING TIDE
RANGES. THESE RANGES WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RECEDE AT LOW
TIDES DURING THE NIGHT ... HOWEVER... A DRAMATIC RISE WILL OCCUR
DURING THE DAYTIME WITH HIGH TIDE OCCURRING FROM AROUND MIDDAY TO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

LAZ038-040-058-060>064-066>070- M SZ081-082-011800­
/0.CON.KLlX,CF.A.0001.000000TOOOOZ-100503TOOOOZ/
TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. CHARLES-

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UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD­


LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON­
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-HARRISON-JACKSON­
455 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PILE WATER INTO COASTAL


SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI...AND LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO 1
TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ON SATURDAY AND 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ON
SUNDAY. THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE CYCLE WILL BE AT LARGE SPRING TIDE
RANGES. THESE RANGES WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RECEDE AT LOW
TIDES DURING THE NIGHT... HOWEVER...A DRAMATIC RISE WILL OCCUR
DURING THE DAYTIME WITH HIGH TIDE OCCURRING FROM AROUND IVIIDDAYTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

Forecast for the Coastal Waters from Pascagoula to the


Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River
GMZ555-020330­
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM­
950 AM CDT SAT MAY 12010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.


PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
.TONfGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
35 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.sUNDAY.. .sOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY
ROUGH. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY
THROUGH THE NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT .
.MONDAY... SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
MORNING ...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.

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.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER

MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE

OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT, SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS

AFTER MIDNIGHT .

.TUESDAY... NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE

AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING .

.TUESDAY I\IIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER

MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

.WEDNESDAY... NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN

THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...sOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR

LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

GMZ575-020330­
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE

MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM­


950 AM CDT SAT MAY 12010

... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING ...

.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET.

SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT .. .sOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET.

CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.sUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS IN

THE MORNING. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS.

.sUNDAY NIGHT .. .sOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET.

THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE

NIGHT. THUNDERSTORIVIS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT .

. MONDAY...sOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 F SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING ...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON .

.MONDAY NIGHT. ..SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.

CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF

THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY... NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET

SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF

SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.

.TUESDAY NIGHT... WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER

MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.

.WEDNESDAY... NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN

THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10,KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO


3 FEET.

Hazardous Weather Outlook


THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS

OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...50UTHEAST

LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN IVIISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

WIND ADVISORY...

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING DUE TO SOUTHERLY

WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST OF 40 MPH. DRIVERS SHOULD EXERCISE

CAUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING OVER BRIDGES.

COASTAL FLOODING ...

PERSISTENT MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE

THROUGH TODAY. ADDITIONALLY...THE ASTROI\JOIVIICAL TIDE CYCLE WILL

HAVE LARGE SPRING TIDE RANGES TODAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COIVIBINE

TO PRODUCE UNUSUALLY HIGH WATER LEVELS THAT WILL RESULT IN COASTAL

FLOODING ALONG HANCOCK COUNTY COAST AND THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL

FLOODING OUTSIDE THE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEE SYSTEMS AND IN

OTHER COASTAL LOW LYING AREAS. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT

FOR HANCOCK COUNTY TODAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT

FOR THE REST OF THE GULF COASTAL AREAS FROM TERREBONNE PARISH TO THE

MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA STATE L1NE ... AS WELL AS THE PARISHES

SURROUNDING LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT

TODAY.

THUNDERSTORMS...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPEcrED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA

TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS

EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AS A FROI\JT AND

UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES AREA. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREATS

WILL REMAIN NORTH AND WEST OF THE AREA TODAY AI\JD TONIGHT.

MARINE ...

SOUTH WIf\IDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WHICH

WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. THE

LONG FETCH OF SOUTH WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MATURE WAVES UP TO

12 FEET TODAY... ESPECIALLY IN THE OUTER WATERS. THE SMALL CRAFT

ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES

TODAY.

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.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN ...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

COASTAL FLOODING ...


PERSISTENT MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST WII\IDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY. ADDITIONALLY...THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE CYCLE WILL HAVE
LARGE SPRING TIDE RANGES FOR SUNDAY. THESE COI\IDITIONS WILL COMBINE
TO PRODUCE UNUSUALLY HIGH WATER LEVELS THAT WILL RESULT IN COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG HANCOCK COUNTY COAST AND THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL
FLOODING OUTSIDE THE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEE SYSTEMS AND IN OTHER
COASTAL LOW LYING AREAS. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
HAI\JCOCK COUNTY THROUGH SUNDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE REST OF THE GULF COASTAL AREAS FROM TERREBOI\JI\JE PARISH TO THE
MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA STATE LlNE ...AS WELL AS THE PARISHES
SURROUNDING LAKE PONTCHARTRAII\J. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH SUNDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ...
SCATIERED THUr---IDERSTORMS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS SUNDAY AS A FRONT
AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PUSH INTO THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. SEVERAL STORMS WILL BE STRONG WITH A FEW
SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS.
DUE TO THE SLOW PROGRESSION OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM ... RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE
EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS WILL
LIKELY FOCUS OVER EXTREME SOUTHWEST AI\JD SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
AND EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE
REGION LATE MONDAY.

MARINE ...
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY
WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL
CRAFT. THE LONG FETCH OF SOUTH WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MATURE
WAVES UP TO 12 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY... ESPECIALLY IN THE OUTER
WATERS. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS
AND TIDAL LAKES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WII\IDS MAY DECREASE BELOW
15 KNOTS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

Prepared by Robert Ricks/FIC

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NOAA Facilities and Response Assets

Source: NOAA NOS SPO 30 April 2010

Sunday

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Deepwater
Horizon

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Nautical Chart 11360 with an overlay of the spill area based on


NOAA Office of Response and Restoration data

Source: NOAA Office of Coast Survey 01 May 2010

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All product were prepared 5/1/10 with spill location forecast date 5/3/10 1800 COT

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Source:

The NOAA ICC Situation Report is prepared by NOAA's Homeland Security Program Office (HSPO) with the support and
assistance of NOAA's Line and Staff Office personnel. Questions can be addressed to NOAA's Homeland Security
Program Office Senior Management Team personnel, http://www.homelandsecur;ty.noaa.gov/hssmt.htmlor HSPO at
301-713-3310.

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