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FNUS74 KLIX 230900
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
400 AM CDT THU APR 23 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 OVER THE ATLATIC WILL KEEP A SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WIND
FLOW OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AND BEYOND. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS
TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE MAIN THREAT OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ON SATURDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 14 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......11 DECREASING TO 8.8 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 11 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 48 49 39 43 44 28 26 23 26 19 18 15
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10
TEMP............73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75
RH..............79 76 76 76 76 76 76 79 76 76 79 76 76
APARNT TMP (F)..73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE ESE SE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 20 20 20 18 18
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE ESE SE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.13 13 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
SFC WND GST.....17 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 20 20 20 18 18
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 15 16 16 17 18 17 17 17 18 18 18
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...11 11 11 11 11 11 9.8 8.8 9.0 9.3 11 11 18
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 20 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......17 DECREASING TO 6.7 OVERNIGHT DECREASING TO
2.5 AFTER 3 AM DECREASING TO 1.6.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........18 31 46 36 37 35 36 44 46 43 52 38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............75 75 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 75
RH..............76 76 82 79 79 79 79 82 82 84 84 82
APARNT TMP (F)..75 75 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 75
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 17 17 16 16 17 16 16 16 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 17 17
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.15 15 15 15 14 14 15 14 14 14 13 13
SFC WND GST.....20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 17 17
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE S SSE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 18 20 18 20 18 17 17 18 17 16
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE S SSE S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 8 8 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 7
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...17 18 18 21 24 23 18 11 6.7 4.0 2.5 1.6
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...76.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 6 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.6 INCREASING TO 4.4 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 7.8 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........54 55 59 55 51 48 45 42 37 33 28 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 76
RH..............87 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 82 82
APARNT TMP (F)..74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 12
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.12 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10
SFC WND GST.....16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SSE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 17 17 15 15 16 16 16 15 14 13
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SSE SSE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...1.6 2.3 3.1 4.4 6.0 8.3 11 12 12 9.9 7.8
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
FORECASTER...WAGNER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 04/23/26
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