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FNUS74 KLIX 042302
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE 59 MARLIN SARDINIA LOCATION...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
502 PM CST WED MAR 4 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
PRIMARILY ONSHORE/SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEK AND UPCOMING WEEKEND AVERAGING SUSTAINED 8-12KTS
AND GUSTS 12-18KTS. WINDS BECOME LIGHTER SUNDAY THRU MONDAY, BUT
INCREASE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH WIND DIRECTION REMAINING
PERSISTENT OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE NEXT 5-7 DAYS. WAVE
HEIGHTS WILL RESPOND AVERAGING 2-4FT. ADDITIONALLY, DAILY RAIN
CHANCES WILL CONTINUE WITH PERIODS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW
STORMS THRU LATE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK AND DISCUSSION ADDED ON THE BOTTOM.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS AROUND 8 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 5 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
TIME (CST) 5PM
SKY (%).........29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
TEMP............72
RH..............84
APARNT TMP (F)..72
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..9
20 FT WIND GUST.12
SFC WND DIR.....ESE
SFC WND SPD KTS.8
SFC WND GST.....12
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE
TRANS SPD (M/S).5
WAVE PERIOD (S).7
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3
CEILING (KFT)...25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...70.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 0.9 LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
INCREASING TO 2.7 OVERNIGHT INCREASING TO 3.5
OVERNIGHT INCREASING TO 25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........33 26 30 23 26 36 38 27 27 37 31 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............70 70 70 69 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 69
RH..............90 90 90 93 90 90 90 90 93 90 90 90
APARNT TMP (F)..70 70 70 69 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 69
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE ESE ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17
SFC WND DIR.....ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE ESE ESE
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
SFC WND GST.....13 13 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE ESE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 16 16 17 17 16 17 17 17 16 15
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE ESE
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 7 7 7 8 8 7 8 8 8 7 7
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 0.9 2.7 3.5 25 25 25 25
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 10 TO 12 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 17 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 6 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 12 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 25 EARLY IN THE MORNING
DECREASING TO 10 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 2.2 DECREASING TO 0.7 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 0.9.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........22 27 35 32 31 41 55 45 48 54 54 62
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40 40 40 40 20
TEMP............68 69 69 70 70 71 72 72 72 72 73 71
RH..............93 93 90 87 87 87 84 84 84 87 81 87
APARNT TMP (F)..68 69 69 70 70 71 72 72 72 72 73 71
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E E ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 15
SFC WND DIR.....ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E E ESE
SFC WND SPD KTS.12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10
SFC WND GST.....17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 15
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E ESE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 17 16 15 15 15 16 15 15 14 14
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E ESE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CEILING (KFT)...25 12 25 25 25 25 11 10 10 2.2 0.7 0.9
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF A STORM SYSTEM IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK (WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY), THAT COULD SURGE A FRONT EAST
ACROSS THE AREA ALLOWING FOR OFFSHORE (WEST OR NORTHWESTERLY)
WINDS TO BUILD IN. SPECIFICS IN REGARDS TO EXACT DATES/TIMES AND
WIND SPEED/DIRECTION REMAINS IN QUESTION BUT WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR.
FORECASTER...GILMORE
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2604800.0/LIX
.DELDT 03/04/26
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