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FNUS74 KLIX 090915
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WELL #59 INCIDENT...NOAA RRT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
415 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2025
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
INCREASING SHOWERS AND STORMS TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHES THE COAST. WINDS WILL START OUT LIGHT AND VARIABLE, BUT
GRADUALLY BECOME MORE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND STRENGTHEN TONIGHT
CLOSER TO 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, LOCALLY HIGHER
WINDS AND SEAS DUE TO STRONGER STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
BETWEEN 10AM AND 10PM CDT. WINDS SLACK OFF CLOSER TO 10 MPH ON
SUNDAY, BUT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL LINGER OFF AND ON
WITH PERIODS OF DRIER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM LINGERS OVER THE AREA.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE AROUND
10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-549 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7
TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 3 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
CEILING (KFT).......9.0 INCREASING TO 10 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO 8.5 LATE IN THE MORNING
DECREASING TO 5.8 LATE IN THE MORNING
DECREASING TO 4.5 DECREASING TO 2.7 EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 3.5 INCREASING TO
4.5 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 5.8.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 8 MPH 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 EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........91 92 93 82 91 90 88 91 90 91 90 85 91
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 50 60 60 70 80 80 90 70 90 100 80 80
TEMP............71 70 69 70 71 72 72 72 72 73 71 71 71
RH..............100 100 100 100 97 93 93 90 90 87 90 93 93
APARNT TMP (F)..71 70 69 70 71 72 72 72 72 73 71 71 71
20 FT WIND DIR..N NNE ENE NE NNE NNE NNE NE NNE ENE ENE E ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 9 9 12 12 13 15 15 15 15
SURFACE WND DIR.N NNE ENE NE NNE NNE NNE NE NNE ENE ENE E ESE
SURFACE WND SPD.6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10
SURFACE WND GST.8 8 8 8 9 9 12 12 13 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.WNW WNW E E E ENE ENE ENE E E E ENE ENE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9 13 13 13 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..WNW WNW E E E ENE ENE ENE E E E ENE ENE
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5
CEILING (KFT)...9.0 9.0 10 10 8.5 5.8 4.5 2.7 3.5 3.5 4.5 5.8 5.8
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH THE
NIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...71.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 13 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...335-549 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 12 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 5 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AFTER 3 AM.
CEILING (KFT).......5.8 INCREASING TO 7.3 EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN INCREASING TO 8.5 EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO 5.8 LATE IN THE EVENING
INCREASING TO 9.0 DECREASING TO 0.7 OVERNIGHT
INCREASING TO 0.8 INCREASING TO 1.1 OVERNIGHT
DECREASING TO 0.9 DECREASING TO 0.6 EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT,
THEN GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........93 94 84 74 83 81 66 84 67 70 53 49
WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 90 80 70 60 60 60 70 60 60 40 40
TEMP............71 71 70 70 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 69
RH..............90 90 97 97 97 100 100 97 97 100 100 97
APARNT TMP (F)..71 71 70 70 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 69
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE NE NE NE NE ENE ENE NNE N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 20 20 21
SURFACE WND DIR.ENE NE NE NE NE ENE ENE NNE N N N N
SURFACE WND SPD.10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 15
SURFACE WND GST.15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 20 20 21
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE E E E ENE ENE ENE NNE NNE NNE NNW NNW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..ENE E E E ENE ENE ENE NNE NNE NNE NNW NNW
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
CEILING (KFT)...5.8 7.3 9.0 8.5 5.8 9.0 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.6
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...335-762 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
CEILING (KFT).......0.6 DECREASING TO 0.5 EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN INCREASING TO 0.6 EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 1.3 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 2.4 INCREASING TO 3.3 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........55 55 43 60 51 37 42 46 43 40 37 36
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........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 50 50 50 50 50 50 40 40 40 40 40
TEMP............68 69 70 70 71 71 72 72 73 73 74 73
RH..............100 97 93 93 87 87 86 84 82 81 79 81
APARNT TMP (F)..68 69 70 70 71 71 72 72 73 73 74 73
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 18
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
SURFACE WND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13
SURFACE WND GST.21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 18
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW WNW WNW WNW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 15 15 15 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW WNW WNW WNW NW NW
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
CEILING (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.3 2.4 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.3
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
FORECASTER...STANFIELD
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 05/09/25
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