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FNUS74 KLIX 261448
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SPOT FORECAST FOR G-5N PARTIAL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
848 AM CST THU FEB 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
ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MOISTURE BACK INTO THE AREA,
WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINING GENERALLY BETWEEN
50 AND 60 PERCENT THROUGH FRIDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
LATE THURSDAY, BRINGING SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO
THE GULF ON FRIDAY, SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL RETURN, BUT THE AIR
MASS WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS DRY AS IT WAS EARLIER THIS WEEK.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT IN NORTHERN AREAS
SATURDAY. DESPITE HIGH RAIN CHANCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT
THURSDAY NIGHT, RAINFALL TOTALS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN GENERALLY
LIGHT, WITH MOST PLACES FORECAST TO SEE AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH
OF RAIN OR LESS.
FOG REMARKS
THERE IS A CHANCE OF PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE FRONT ON
FRIDAY MORNING ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN HOW DENSE THIS FOG
COULD BE. MODERATE TO DENSE FOG REMAINS POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY NIGHT
BEHIND THE FRONT DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY MOISTURE DEPARTS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............62.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...518-945 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............3.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........51 49 58 60 51 46 38 44 48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............68 71 72 73 73 73 74 73 71
DEWPOINT........63 62 62 62 62 63 62 63 62
RH..............84 73 71 68 68 71 66 71 73
APARNT TMP (F)..68 71 72 73 73 73 74 73 71
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.16 20 20 20 20 20 17 16 15
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 23 23 22 20 20 21 16 14
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 10 10 9 9 9 7 6
LVORI...........4 4 4 4 4 4 1 3 3
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............63.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...69.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-244 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
8 TO 9 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHWEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND AFTER 3
AM.
LVORI...............7.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.03 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........48 47 54 55 70 61 62 71 74 83 82 89
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 20 30 40 30 40 40 60
TEMP............69 66 65 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 62 62
DEWPOINT........63 63 63 63 63 64 63 63 64 63 62 62
RH..............81 90 93 97 97 100 97 97 100 97 100 100
APARNT TMP (F)..69 66 65 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 62 62
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SW SW SW SW WSW WSW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 9 8 8 8 7 5 5 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW WSW WSW WSW WSW SW WSW WSW W W NNW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 10 10 12 10 9 9 8 8 9
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW WSW WSW WSW WSW SW WSW WSW W W NNW
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
LVORI...........4 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 8 9 9
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............62.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...61-823 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............6.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.08 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........92 94 84 73 72 70 69 66 63 60 55 50
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 30 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............62 60 62 65 68 70 72 74 75 74 73 71
DEWPOINT........62 60 62 64 64 64 63 63 62 62 62 61
RH..............100 100 100 97 87 81 73 69 64 66 68 71
APARNT TMP (F)..62 60 62 65 68 70 72 74 75 74 73 71
20 FT WIND DIR..NW WNW NNW N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 8
TRANS WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
LVORI...........8 8 8 9 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
FORECASTER...STANFIELD
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN POLANSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604113.0/LIX
.DELDT 02/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JONATHAN.POLANSKY@USDA.GOV,SAMI_GRAY@FWS.GOV
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