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FNUS74 KLIX 280834
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
334 AM CDT THU MAY 28 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
A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RESIDING OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND EASTERN
GULF WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE LOCAL COASTAL
WATERS. DAILY SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LOCALLY HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS, WITH A FEW CELLS EACH DAY CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 34 KTS.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...85.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 8 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......2.7.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME (CDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........95
WEATHER COV.....CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).40
TEMP............80
RH..............85
APARNT TMP (F)..85
20 FT WIND DIR..S
20 FT WIND SPD..14
20 FT WIND GUST.20
SFC WND DIR.....S
SFC WND SPD KTS.12
SFC WND GST.....20
TRANSP WIND DIR.S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17
TRANS WIND DIR..S
TRANS SPD (M/S).8
WAVE PERIOD (S).2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1
CEILING (KFT)...2.7
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...85.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......2.3 DECREASING TO 1.9 EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN INCREASING TO 6.6 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 8.6 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. 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 (%).........100 100 99 100 100 100 100 99 97 93 96 93
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 70 70 60 60 50 60 50 50 40 30 20
TEMP............80 80 80 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 80 79
RH..............85 85 85 88 85 85 85 85 88 88 82 88
APARNT TMP (F)..85 85 85 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 85 79
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SSW SSW SW SW WSW SSW S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 13 13 10 10 9 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 17 16 17 16 15 12
SFC WND DIR.....S S SSW SSW SW SW WSW SSW S S S S
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 11 11 11 11 9 9 8 9 9 9 9
SFC WND GST.....20 20 17 16 17 16 15 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SSW SSW SW SW SW SW SSW SSW SSW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 16 14 14 13 12 10 12 12 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..S SSW SSW SW SW SW SW SSW SSW SSW S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 7 6 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 5
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...2.3 2.4 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.1 7.4 7.2 6.6 8.6 8.8
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...86.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 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).......8.6 INCREASING TO 20 EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
DECREASING TO 10 LATE IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO 7.0 OVERNIGHT DECREASING TO 4.6.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
3 AM.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........95 88 92 93 92 87 80 73 75 76 78 79
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 30
TEMP............79 79 80 80 80 81 80 80 80 80 80 80
RH..............85 85 82 82 85 79 82 82 82 82 85 85
APARNT TMP (F)..79 79 85 85 85 86 85 85 85 85 85 85
20 FT WIND DIR..S SSE SSE S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 9 9 8 9 8 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST. 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12
SFC WND DIR.....S SSE SSE S S S S S S S S S
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 8 8 8 7
SFC WND GST..... 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SSW SSW S SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 10 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SSW SSW S SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...8.6 9.3 20 20 20 11 11 10 7.0 5.4 4.8 4.6
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...85.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......4.7 DECREASING TO 4.0 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 5.7 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 8.0 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 10 INCREASING TO 14 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........79 80 78 76 74 67 61 54 52 49 47 35
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 20 20 10 20 20 20 10 10 10 0 0
TEMP............79 80 80 79 79 79 79 80 80 80 80 80
RH..............88 85 82 85 85 85 85 82 85 85 82 82
APARNT TMP (F)..79 85 85 79 79 79 79 85 85 85 85 85
20 FT WIND DIR..S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 9 9 8 12 12
SFC WND DIR.....S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SSW
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 9
SFC WND GST.....10 10 9 9 8 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW SSW SW SSW SW SW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 12 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SW SSW SW SW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...5.0 5.4 4.7 4.0 4.1 5.7 8.0 10 12 14 15
FORECASTER...FRYE
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 05/28/26
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