826  
FNUS74 KLIX 100856  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
356 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 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  
 
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH  
TONIGHT. ANTICIPATING AT LEAST ONE TO TWO MORE ROUNDS OF STORMS  
THROUGH MONDAY WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ACROSS  
MARINE WATERS. MAIN THREATS WILL BE WIND GUST GREATER THAN 34  
KNOTS AND WATERSPOUTS. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL THEN MOVE INTO  
THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY, BRINGING OFFSHORE WINDS  
AND DRIER CONDITIONS THROUGH MOST OF THIS WEEK.  
 
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 15 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 5 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......1.1 DECREASING TO 0.6.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........73 79 77 70 66 72 68 69 60 54 53 55 56  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 10 10  
TEMP............77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78  
RH..............88 88 88 90 90 90 94 90 94 94 94 94 91  
APARNT TMP (F)..77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E E E E E ESE ESE ESE  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 10 10 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 13 13  
SFC WND DIR.....ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E E E E E ESE ESE ESE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 8 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
SFC WND GST.....13 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 13 13  
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE E E E E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15  
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE ESE E E E E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7  
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
CEILING (KFT)...1.3 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.6  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......0.6 INCREASING TO 0.7 EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN DECREASING TO 0.6 EARLY IN THE EVENING  
INCREASING TO 0.7 LATE IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO 0.6 INCREASING TO 0.7 LATE IN THE  
EVENING DECREASING TO 0.5 INCREASING TO 0.6  
OVERNIGHT DECREASING TO 0.5.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........65 50 53 53 50 49 60 55 54 62 56 61  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 30 30 40  
TEMP............78 77 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 77  
RH..............91 94 91 91 91 91 91 91 91 94 90 90  
APARNT TMP (F)..78 77 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 12 12 10 9 9 8 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 10 10 10 9  
SFC WND DIR.....ESE ESE ESE E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 6  
SFC WND GST.....13 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 10 10 10 9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 14 14 13 13 13 9 9 9 7 7  
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3  
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0  
CEILING (KFT)...0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 6 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
8 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO  
THE EAST EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTH AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......0.6 INCREASING TO 3.2 EARLY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN INCREASING TO 5.9 LATE IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO 7.6 LATE IN THE MORNING  
DECREASING TO 5.9 INCREASING TO 9.0 LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........67 69 57 57 70 63 74 72 59 69 76 60  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY CHC CHC SCH CHC LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 30 40 60 50 40 20 50 60 60 60  
TEMP............77 77 77 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 77  
RH..............90 90 90 94 90 90 88 88 90 90 88 90  
APARNT TMP (F)..77 77 77 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ENE E SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 10 10 9 8 9 9 9 10  
SFC WND DIR.....ESE ENE E SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S SW W  
SFC WND SPD KTS.6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6  
SFC WND GST.....9 9 9 9 10 10 9 8 9 9 9 10  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E E SSE SSE SSE SW SW SW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 10 10 10 8 8 8 9 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..SE E E E SSE SSE SSE SW SW SW W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 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)...0.6 0.6 3.2 5.9 8.5 7.6 6.8 5.9 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS  
IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 80. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 80.    
SATURDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
 
 
FORECASTER...LIM  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT  
.TAG 2612303.6/LIX  
.DELDT 05/10/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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