520
FNUS74 KLIX 200842
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR O-02 S...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
342 AM CDT WED MAY 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
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE LIMITED AS MOISTURE
CONTINUES TO MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA LEADING TO GRADUALLY
INCREASING RAIN CHANCES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME
MORE AREA-WIDE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OVER THE NEXT
7 DAYS FORECAST RAINFALL TOTALS VARY FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS
NORTHWESTERN AREAS TO LESS THAN AN INCH FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. FOR MOST OF THE AREA,
FOR MOST OF THE WEEK, MINIMUM HUMIDITIES ARE LIKELY TO BE 60
PERCENT OR HIGHER EVERY DAY.
QUESTIONS
1) PROBABILITY INTENSITY AND DURATION OF FOG POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
INTO THURS MORNING
CAN'T RULE OUT PATCHY AREAS OF FOG, HOWEVER, WILL BE FULLY
DEPENDENT ON IF THE AREA SEES RAIN TODAY. IF SO, CHANCES FOR
PATCHY FOG WILL BE HIGHER. BUT REGARDLESS, NOT ANTICIPATING
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG CONCERNS.
2) WILL THERE BE A SEA BREEZE
DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A WELL-DEFINED SEABREEZE TODAY THANKS TO
PERSISTENT/BREEZY SE WINDS. RATHER, WINDS PICK UP MID/LATE MORNING
AND REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON/EVENING
WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............71.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...91.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1067 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............4.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........93 85 83 73 75 80 76 86 71 53 52 67
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............72 74 75 79 82 84 85 86 86 86 86 85
DEWPOINT........70 71 72 73 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71
RH..............93 90 90 82 72 67 63 61 61 61 61 63
APARNT TMP (F)..72 74 75 79 87 90 90 91 91 91 91 90
20 FT WIND DIR..SE ESE SE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 3 3 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 8 8 9 12 13 14 14 15 14 13
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 9 12 10 9 9 9 9 10 10
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
LVORI...........6 6 5 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............70.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...89.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-610 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........93 92 95 96 97 94 90 87 89 90 92 91
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........ SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 10
TEMP............84 82 78 77 76 76 75 74 74 73 72 72
DEWPOINT........71 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 69
RH..............65 72 82 85 85 85 87 90 90 90 93 90
APARNT TMP (F)..89 87 78 77 76 76 75 74 74 73 72 72
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SSE N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 8 7 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SSE S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SSE S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
LVORI...........3 3 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............70.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...91.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND 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, THEN GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1097 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 1 TO 5 METERS/SECOND INCREASING TO AROUND
6 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.11 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........89 88 85 82 79 74 69 64 60 57 53 31
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 20 50 50 40 30 30 10 10 0 50
TEMP............72 73 74 78 81 83 84 84 85 85 84 84
DEWPOINT........69 70 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72
RH..............90 90 93 82 74 70 67 67 65 65 67 67
APARNT TMP (F)..72 73 74 78 85 88 90 90 91 91 90 90
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 3 5 7 9 10 10 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 7 9 12 15 16 17 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE S SE S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 5 7 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 13
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE S SE S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6
LVORI...........6 6 6 4 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 1
FORECASTER...GILMORE
REQUESTED BY...DAVID STOESZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2614073.0/LIX
.DELDT 05/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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