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FNUS74 KLIX 161005
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE *INLAND*...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
505 AM CDT THU APR 16 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
STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTHEAST GULF INTO THE
ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY TO
SOUTHEASTERLY FETCH AT 10 TO 15 KT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF
BRINGING NORTHERLY WINDS SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WHERE MORE
HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP LEADING TO CAUTIONARY
HEADLINES OR EVEN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...76.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......18 INCREASING TO 21 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 22 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING
TO 20 IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 23.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........62 61 42 24 5 2 7 12 6 2 5 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 75 76 76
RH..............82 82 82 82 82 79 79 79 76 79 76 74
APARNT TMP (F)..74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 75 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
SFC WND GST.....13 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...18 18 23 21 24 22 22 22 20 21 23 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......24 DECREASING TO 6.9.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........6 12 13 18 16 12 11 18 22 26 14 20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............75 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 74 75 74 74
RH..............79 79 82 82 79 79 82 79 82 79 79 79
APARNT TMP (F)..75 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 74 75 74 74
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S S S
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7
SFC WND GST.....12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 13 12 13 13 10 10 10 9 10
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 6 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...24 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 22 12 6.9
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......5.8 INCREASING TO 21.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 14 8 7 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75
RH..............79 79 76 76 79 79 76 76 76 74 71 71
APARNT TMP (F)..74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 10 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14
SFC WND DIR.....S S SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
SFC WND GST.....10 9 10 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...5.8 7.2 9.3 13 15 16 15 15 16 18 20 21
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
8 MPH.
MONDAY
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
FORECASTER...LIM
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2610500.0/LIX
.DELDT 04/16/26
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