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FNUS74 KLIX 010832
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
332 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 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
WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE IN DIRECTION THIS MORNING AS A STATIONARY
FRONT REMAINS PARKED OVER THE AREA. TO THE NORTH OF THE FRONT IN THE
TIDAL LAKES AND SOUNDS, NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL
PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOUTH OF THE FRONT, SOUTHEAST
WINDS OF 5 TO 10 KNOTS WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING.
LATER TODAY, A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA ALONG THE FRONT. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN RESPONSE TO THIS LOW
WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS FORMING OVER THE TIDAL LAKES
AND SOUNDS AND SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS DEVELOPING IN THE
OPEN GULF WATERS. AS THE LOW TRACKS TO THE EAST, IT WILL HELP DRIVE
THE FRONT OFFSHORE LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OVER ALL OF THE WATERS, AND A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE CONDITIONS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
QUICKLY FALL OFF TO LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AND 3 FEET INTO THE START OF
THE NEW WORKWEEK AS A BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE
REGION. AS THE HIGH SHIFTS TO THE EAST ON TUESDAY, WINDS WILL TURN
SOUTHERLY AT AROUND 10 KNOTS.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...76.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS AROUND 7 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 9 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......2.2.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........86
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10
TEMP............76
RH..............87
APARNT TMP (F)..76
20 FT WIND DIR..E
20 FT WIND SPD..8
20 FT WIND GUST.12
SFC WND DIR.....E
SFC WND SPD KTS.7
SFC WND GST.....12
TRANSP WIND DIR.E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9
TRANS WIND DIR..E
TRANS SPD (M/S).4
WAVE PERIOD (S).1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0
CEILING (KFT)...2.2
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...76.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
12 TO 13 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14
TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 6 TO 7 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE MORNING.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.5 INCREASING TO 2.7 EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN DECREASING TO 1.3 EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 2.2 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 1.5 INCREASING TO 2.2 EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 2.7 INCREASING TO
5.8 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3.5.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 13 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........88 78 80 82 84 85 88 83 75 80 70 80
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 40 50 60 70 70 60 70 60 40 30 50
TEMP............76 76 76 75 75 76 75 75 76 75 76 76
RH..............87 85 87 90 94 87 90 90 87 90 87 85
APARNT TMP (F)..76 76 76 75 75 76 75 75 76 75 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 14 15
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 20
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 12 13
SFC WND GST.....12 13 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 20
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E ESE SE SE SSE S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 14 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 14 15
TRANS WIND DIR..E E ESE SE SE SSE S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 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)...1.5 2.7 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.5 2.2 1.5 2.2 2.7 5.8 3.5
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...76.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 20 KNOTS SHIFTING TO
THE NORTH 21 TO 26 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 26 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 7 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 8 TO 11 METERS/SECOND IN THE EVENING,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 12 TO 13
METERS/SECOND OVERNIGHT.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......3.5 DECREASING TO 2.7 EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN DECREASING TO 1.8 EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO 0.6 OVERNIGHT DECREASING TO 0.4
INCREASING TO 0.6 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHEAST 22 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........88 93 89 94 94 94 88 91 88 92 90 92
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY DEF LKY DEF DEF LKY DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 70 80 70 80 90 70 80 90 70 60 70
TEMP............76 76 75 75 75 74 73 72 70 69 68 65
RH..............87 87 90 90 87 84 84 87 90 87 87 93
APARNT TMP (F)..76 76 75 75 75 74 73 72 70 69 68 65
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SSE S NE NE NE NE NNE NNE NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..16 18 20 22 23 24 26 28 29 29 29 30
20 FT WIND GUST.20 22 22 24 25 26 29 29 30 31 32 32
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SSE S NE NE NE NE NNE NNE NNE
SFC WND SPD KTS.14 16 17 19 20 21 23 24 25 25 25 26
SFC WND GST.....20 22 22 24 25 26 29 29 30 31 32 32
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE ESE ENE NE NE NNE NNE NNE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 20 22 23 24 26 28 29 29 29 30
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE ESE ENE NE NE NNE NNE NNE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13
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)...3.5 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.6
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...70.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 21 TO 26 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 26 TO 33 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 12 TO 15 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......0.7 INCREASING TO 11.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 22 TO 28 MPH. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........93 92 75 76 77 67 58 48 40 33 25 20
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 30 30 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 65 63 64 65 66 66 67 68 69 70 70
RH..............90 87 90 84 81 78 75 73 68 66 61 59
APARNT TMP (F)..65 65 63 64 65 66 66 67 68 69 70 70
20 FT WIND DIR..N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..30 29 29 28 28 26 26 25 25 24 24 24
20 FT WIND GUST.32 32 31 31 30 30 30 30 29 29 28 28
SFC WND DIR.....N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
SFC WND SPD KTS.26 25 25 24 24 23 23 22 22 21 21 21
SFC WND GST.....32 32 31 31 30 30 30 30 29 29 28 28
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 33 32 32 32 31 30 29 28 28 26 26
TRANS WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
TRANS SPD (M/S).13 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12
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)...0.7 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.6 2.4 4.2 11
FORECASTER...FRYE
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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