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FNUS74 KLIX 261806
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
106 PM CDT THU MAR 26 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
HIGH PRESSURE IS BACK IN CONTROL OVER THE AREA WITH GENERALLY LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WINDS. ONCE THE SURFACE HIGH BECOMES CENTERED EAST OF
THE AREA THIS MORNING WINDS WILL TAKE MORE OF AN ONSHORE DIRECTION
AND WILL REMAIN ONSHORE UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THIS
FRONT WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO OFFSHORE. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE
ACROSS ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS TO AROUND 20 TO 25 KTS AND HIGHER
GUSTS. THIS WOULD NECESSITATE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HEADLINES FOR ALL
WATERS. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS 48 TO 60 HOURS OUT CONFIDENCE IS RATHER
HIGH IN THE FORECAST. THE STRONG WINDS WILL NOT LAST LONG AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT QUICKLY RELAXES AND WE WILL SEE ONSHORE RETURN
POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS LATE SUNDAY MORNING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........13 9 9 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 72 72 72
RH..............85 85 85 85
APARNT TMP (F)..72 72 72 72
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 9
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE S S
SFC WND SPD KTS.5 5 5 6
SFC WND GST.....8 8 9 9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE S SSE S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 8
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE S SSE S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 7 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........9 15 15 17 21 23 16 20 29 32 25 21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 72 72 71 72 72 72 71 72 71 71 71
RH..............82 81 81 86 84 84 84 86 84 86 83 86
APARNT TMP (F)..72 72 72 71 72 72 72 71 72 71 71 71
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SSE SSE S S S S S SSW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7
SFC WND DIR.....S S S SSE SSE S S S S S SSW SSW
SFC WND SPD KTS.6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 4
SFC WND GST.....9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SSW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 9
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SSW SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 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
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 4 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 6
KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 3.5 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN INCREASING TO 25 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 3.5 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........20 26 25 36 32 32 20 25 15 10 3 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 73
RH..............83 83 86 86 84 84 84 84 81 81 81 80
APARNT TMP (F)..71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 73
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW S SSE SSE ESE SSE SSW SW SW WSW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 7 8 9
SFC WND DIR.....SSW SSW SSW S SSE SSE ESE SSE SSW SW SW WSW
SFC WND SPD KTS.4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 6
SFC WND GST.....6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 7 8 9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SW SW SSW SSW SSW SW SSW SSW SW WSW WSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 6 6 3 3 3 5 6 6 7 8
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW SW SW SSW SSW SSW SW SSW SSW SW WSW WSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 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 3.5 25 3.5 25 25 25
.EXTENDED FORECAST:
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. LESS HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF
RAIN 20 PERCENT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. CHANCE OF
RAIN 30 PERCENT.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80.
CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. CHANCE OF
RAIN 40 PERCENT.
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY APRIL 02 THROUGH WEDNESDAY APRIL 08
THE EXTENDED OUTLOOK SHOWS SIGNS OF BECOMING A BIT MORE ACTIVE AT
TIMES, MAINLY IN TERMS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS
WITHIN A PROMINENT ONSHORE FLOW REGIME. WILL MONITOR ANY COLD
FRONTS NEXT WEEKEND WHICH APPEARS POSSIBLE, BUT MORE DETAILS WILL
BE FORTHCOMING AS CONFIDENCE INCREASES.
FORECASTER...FRYE
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 03/26/26
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