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FNUS74 KLIX 270841  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE *INLAND*...NOAA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
341 AM CDT MON APR 27 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
 
 
DRY THROUGH TUESDAY. PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. 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  
WEAK COLD FRONT DRIFT SOUTH TOWARDS THE COAST AND COULD EVEN SINK  
INTO THE COASTAL WATERS THIS WEEKEND.  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 7 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 5AM  
SKY (%).........35  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0  
TEMP............75  
RH..............94  
APARNT TMP (F)..75  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..14  
20 FT WIND GUST.17  
SFC WND DIR.....SSE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.12  
SFC WND GST.....17  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15  
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).7  
WAVE PERIOD (S).2  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1  
CEILING (KFT)...25  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 14 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 18 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........28 28 25 16 17 15 12 14 15 14 28 24  
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 76 75 76 76 76 76 77 76 77  
RH..............94 90 90 90 94 90 90 87 90 88 87 85  
APARNT TMP (F)..75 75 75 76 75 76 76 76 76 77 76 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 18 18 18 20 20 20 18 20 20 20  
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14  
SFC WND GST.....17 17 18 18 18 20 20 20 18 20 20 20  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 18 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 17 17  
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
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 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 7 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 1.3.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........29 37 35 29 32 44 39 55 33 32 42 31  
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 76 77 76 76 76 76 76 75 76  
RH..............85 90 88 90 85 90 90 87 87 87 90 87  
APARNT TMP (F)..77 76 77 76 77 76 76 76 76 76 75 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 17 17 17 16 17 17 16 16 15 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 17 17  
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.14 14 15 15 15 14 15 15 14 14 13 12  
SFC WND GST.....20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 17 17  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 20 18 18 20 21 20 17 18 16 15  
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 9 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 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)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 3.5 1.3  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...76.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 14 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 17 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 6 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......1.3 INCREASING TO 9.5.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........32 35 27 31 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 39  
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 76 76 76 76 76 76  
RH..............90 90 90 90 90 90 85 85 85 85 85 85  
APARNT TMP (F)..75 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18  
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.12 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 14  
SFC WND GST.....16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8  
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 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 7.5 8.5 9.5  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 9 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST  
WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.    
SUNDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
 

 
FORECASTER...SCHLOTZHAUER  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT  
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.DELDT 04/27/26  
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