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FNUS74 KLIX 091028
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE 59 MARLIN SARDINIA *OFFSHORE*...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
528 AM CDT MON MAR 9 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
AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. OTHERWISE LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES
THROUGH AROUND WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST
TO RETURN ON WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
ONCE THE FRONT PASSES, WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY WITH GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME.
WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE TO AROUND 5 TO 10 KNOTS FRIDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......0.2 INCREASING TO 0.3 EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN INCREASING TO 0.7 LATE IN THE MORNING
DECREASING TO 0.5 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 0.6 DECREASING TO 0.5 EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 0.7 INCREASING TO
25 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2.2.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........89 78 81 56 46 45 47 48 51 46 41 39
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............70 70 70 71 71 72 72 73 73 73 73 75
RH..............93 93 97 90 93 90 90 87 90 90 90 84
APARNT TMP (F)..70 70 70 71 71 72 72 73 73 73 73 75
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8
SFC WND DIR.....ESE ESE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5
SFC WND GST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 13 13 12 10 9 8 8 7 7
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
CEILING (KFT)...0.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 25 25 2.2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.8 INCREASING TO 2.7 OVERNIGHT, THEN
DECREASING TO 2.2 OVERNIGHT DECREASING TO 0.4
AFTER 3 AM INCREASING TO 1.3.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........45 62 61 64 65 71 76 70 69 70 68 63
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 71
RH..............90 90 90 93 93 90 93 90 97 93 93 93
APARNT TMP (F)..73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 71
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 12
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
SFC WND GST.....8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE S S SSE SSE SSE SSE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 9 8 8 9 8 9 10 10 10 12
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE S S SSE SSE SSE SSE S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
CEILING (KFT)...1.8 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.2 0.4 1.3
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......2.7 INCREASING TO 25 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........66 58 66 50 54 55 52 48 52 55 59 68
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 70 71 71 72 72 73 73 74 74 75 74
RH..............93 97 93 93 90 90 87 87 84 87 84 87
APARNT TMP (F)..71 70 71 71 72 72 73 73 74 74 75 74
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
SFC WND DIR.....SE SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
SFC WND GST.....12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 16 17 16 15 14 13 12 12 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 7 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5
WAVE PERIOD (S).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
CEILING (KFT)...2.7 2.7 2.7 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
14 MPH.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 24 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 70. EAST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY MARCH 16 THROUGH SUNDAY MARCH 22
LIGHT SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WILL CONTINUE EARLY NEXT WEEK.
ANOTHER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE IS FORECAST TUESDAY, MARCH 17,
WHICH WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT, WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY.
STARTING LATE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND
GENERALLY EASTERLY THROUGH FRIDAY, MARCH 20 BEFORE RETURNING
TO ONSHORE FLOW ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21.
FORECASTER...LIM
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 03/09/26
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