970
FNUS74 KLIX 221806
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
106 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
WE CAN BE REACHED AT (985) 649-0357 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS
WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND ABOVE NORMAL WARMTH WILL BE THE PERSIST THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK. WINDS WILL ALSO REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH ABOUT MID/LATE
WEEK THIS UPCOMING WEEK, BUT ONSHORE FLOW COULD STEADILY INCREASE
GOING INTO LATER IN THE WEEK WITH NO MAJOR, IMPACTFUL WEATHER
SYSTEMS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 5 TO 7 DAYS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...70.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........7 5 5 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............70 70 69 70
RH..............85 82 84 82
APARNT TMP (F)..70 70 69 70
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 13
SFC WND DIR.....SSW SSW SSW SW
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 10 10 9
SFC WND GST.....14 14 14 13
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW SSW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 14
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...70.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........9 11 10 11 13 13 10 11 13 15 13 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............70 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 68
RH..............79 83 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 80 80 80
APARNT TMP (F)..70 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 68
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 8 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 12 12 12 13 12 13 12 12 10 9
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SW
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 7 6 5
SFC WND GST.....13 13 12 12 12 13 12 13 12 12 10 9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SSW SSW SSW S SSW SSW SSW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 12 12 12 14 16 16 14 13 10 9
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SSW SSW SSW S SSW SSW SSW SW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 6 6 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...70.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
UP TO 8 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........3 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 13 13 9 7 8 8 4 4 2 2 1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 68 68 68 68 68 69 70 70 70 70 70
RH..............80 80 80 80 81 81 76 73 76 76 76 75
APARNT TMP (F)..68 68 68 68 68 68 69 70 70 70 70 70
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW WSW WSW WSW SW SW SW SW WSW WSW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 6 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 10 10
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW SW WSW WSW WSW SW SW SW SW WSW WSW
SFC WND SPD KTS.5 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 7 8
SFC WND GST.....8 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 10 10
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW WSW WSW WSW W W WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 6 5 5 6 6 8 9 9 12
TRANS WIND DIR..SW WSW WSW WSW W W WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY MARCH 29 THROUGH SATURDAY APRIL 04
GOING INTO NEXT WEEKEND AND BEYOND, STILL SEEING INDICATIONS OF
A FRONT SWINGING THROUGH THE REGION AT SOME POINT NEXT WEEKEND.
AT THIS TIME, DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF
PRECIPITATION, AND COULD MAINLY BE A DRY FRONT, PRODUCING AN
STRONGER INCREASE IN OFFSHORE WINDS LATE NEXT WEEKEND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. WILL FINE TUNE DETAILS AS WE GET CLOSER.
FORECASTER...GILMORE
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 03/22/26
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