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FNUS74 KLIX 201808  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
108 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 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 WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH THE FORECAST  
PERIOD AND WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL  
ALSO LEND TO LIGHT WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITY VALUES. MINIMUM RH'S  
ARE EXPECTED TO BE 35 TO 55 PERCENT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT  
WEEK AND NO RAIN IN THE CURRENT FORECAST.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...68.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 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 6 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 1 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............68 68 68 68  
RH..............59 59 59 59  
APARNT TMP (F)..68 68 68 68  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 9  
SFC WND DIR.....S S S S  
SFC WND SPD KTS.4 5 5 5  
SFC WND GST.....7 7 8 9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SSW SSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S SSW SSW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 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 (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...69.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........4 5 4 6 8 7 5 5 5 6 4 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............68 68 69 68 68 68 68 68 67 68 68 67  
RH..............61 61 61 63 65 65 65 68 73 68 70 73  
APARNT TMP (F)..68 68 69 68 68 68 68 68 67 68 68 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 8  
SFC WND DIR.....SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WND SPD KTS.6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5  
SFC WND GST.....9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 10 12 12 10 10 10 10 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW SSW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 5 5 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  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...69.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 6 7 3 1 3 5 3 4 4 5 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............67 67 67 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 69  
RH..............73 75 75 73 73 73 76 70 73 73 73 76  
APARNT TMP (F)..67 67 67 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 69  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SSW SW SW SW SW SW WSW WSW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 13 14 14  
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SSW SW SW SW SW SW WSW WSW  
SFC WND SPD KTS.5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 10  
SFC WND GST.....8 8 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 13 14 14  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 8 9 9 10 10 13 14 14 14 14  
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6  
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2  
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  
 
 
FORECASTER...EFFERSON  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT  
.TAG 2606557.1/LIX  
.DELDT 03/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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