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FNUS74 KLIX 280934
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
434 AM CDT TUE APR 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
RAIN UNLIKELY TODAY AND MUCH OF WEDNESDAY WITH SHOWERS DRIFTING
INTO THE LOCAL AREA FROM THE NORTH LATE WED. AFTER WED, CHANCES OF
RAIN WILL REMAIN HIGH. PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK WITH HIGH
PRESSURE GENERALLY CENTERED EAST OF THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS WILL
REMAIN WELL BELOW ANY HAZARDOUS LIMITS AT 1 TO 3 FEET THROUGH THE
PERIOD. AS WE MOVE INTO THE BACK HALF OF THE WEEK WE WILL SEE A
COLD FRONT MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST, POSSIBLY
BRINGING STRONGER WINDS AND A SHIFT TO NORTHERLY BY THE WEEKEND.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...76.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 9 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.3.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
TEMP............76
RH..............87
APARNT TMP (F)..76
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..15
20 FT WIND GUST.17
SFC WND DIR.....SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.13
SFC WND GST.....17
TRANSP WIND DIR.S
TRANSP WIND SPD.20
TRANS WIND DIR..S
TRANS SPD (M/S).9
WAVE PERIOD (S).2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1
CEILING (KFT)...1.3
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 14 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 6 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.3 INCREASING TO 1.8 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 2.7 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 2.2 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........54 45 62 60 46 34 37 39 39 31 42 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 76 77
RH..............87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 85 87 85
APARNT TMP (F)..76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 76 77
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 20 20 20
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SSE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14
SFC WND GST.....16 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 20 20 20
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SSE S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 15 14 14 14 14 15 17 17 17 20 20
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S SSE S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9
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)...1.3 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.8 2.7 2.2 2.2 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 6 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 3.5 LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
INCREASING TO 13 LATE IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO 5.8 OVERNIGHT INCREASING TO 11 DECREASING TO
1.3 OVERNIGHT INCREASING TO 1.8.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........39 47 40 45 59 65 60 60 53 69 49 54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 76 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 76
RH..............82 87 85 85 85 87 87 87 87 87 87 85
APARNT TMP (F)..77 76 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S SSW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 14 14 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 20 20 20 20 18 18 17 16 16 15
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S SSW SSW
SFC WND SPD KTS.15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 12 12 11 10
SFC WND GST.....21 21 20 20 20 20 18 18 17 16 16 15
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 20 17 18 17 18 18 20 18 15 14 13
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 7 6 6
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)...25 25 25 25 3.5 13 5.8 11 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.2
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...76.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......2.2 INCREASING TO 2.7 EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN DECREASING TO 2.2 EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 2.6 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 3.4 INCREASING TO 4.4 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........62 44 37 42 47 42 38 33 33 32 32 41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............76 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76
RH..............85 87 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 82 82 82
APARNT TMP (F)..76 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13
SFC WND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9
SFC WND GST.....14 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 14
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...2.2 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.6 3.4 4.4
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 26 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
FORECASTER...SCHLOTZHAUER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2611852.0/LIX
.DELDT 04/28/26
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