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FNUS74 KLIX 301803
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
103 PM CDT MON MAR 30 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
TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, A PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO
15 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL BE THE RULE ACROSS THE WATERS
AS A BROAD SURFACE HIGH OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES DOMINATES THE
REGION. THE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS THURSDAY
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES WELL NORTH OF THE WATERS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 12 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......11 INCREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........46 52 55 39
WEATHER COV.....SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10
TEMP............73 73 73 74
RH..............87 83 83 84
APARNT TMP (F)..73 73 73 74
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 14 13
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 16
SFC WND DIR.....ESE ESE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 12 12 11
SFC WND GST.....16 16 16 16
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 14 15
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 7 6 7
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...11 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
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) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 11 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 16 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 10 AFTER 3 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. 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 (%).........46 45 53 51 47 56 63 62 48 57 20 25
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 0 0 10 10 10 20 30 30
TEMP............75 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 73 73
RH..............80 83 86 86 86 86 84 84 84 86 86 86
APARNT TMP (F)..75 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 73 73
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10
SFC WND GST.....16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 16 15 15 15 15 15 14 15 14 14
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 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 25 25 25 25 25 11 10 10
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......8.5 INCREASING TO 10 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO 1.8 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 2.7 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 11.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY 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 (%).........42 51 50 34 21 17 28 16 19 14 14 17
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 74
RH..............86 86 86 86 84 87 87 84 84 84 84 84
APARNT TMP (F)..73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 74
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 15 15 15 14
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
SFC WND GST.....14 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 15 15 15 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 13 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 13
TRANS WIND DIR..S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 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)...8.5 8.5 10 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.7 11 11 11 11 11
FORECASTER...LISNEY
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 03/30/26
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