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FNUS74 KLIX 131706
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE *INLAND*...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1206 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 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
MILD, DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH MUCH OF
THE WEEKEND WITH A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION AND LIGHT
S TO SE WINDS IN PLACE. OVERALL, MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD REMAIN
ABOVE ANY CRITICAL THRESHOLDS AND GENERALLY ABOVE 40 TO 50 PERCENT.
ON SUNDAY, WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH, AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH
IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER LINE
OF SHOWERS AND STORMS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
BEFORE EXITING TO THE EAST MONDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT,
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ON
MONDAY AND MINIMUM RH VALUES COULD FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 40
PERCENT. THE LOWEST VALUES WILL BE NORTH OF I-10 AND CRITICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS MAY BE MET. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY, SO DESPITE MIN RH VALUES FALLING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT BOTH
DAYS, CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...66.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 2 TO 3 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 5 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 65 65 65 66
RH..............63 60 60 60 59
APARNT TMP (F)..64 65 65 65 66
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 6 7 6
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SSE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.5 4 4 4 3
SFC WND GST.....8 7 6 7 6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 5 5 5
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 2 2 2
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...66.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 6 KNOTS IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........5 5 6 6 10 9 12 17 26 35 27 30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 66 66 66 66 65 66 66 66 66 65 66
RH..............61 61 61 61 63 64 63 66 66 66 69 68
APARNT TMP (F)..66 66 66 66 66 65 66 66 66 66 65 66
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 5
SFC WND GST.....6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 7 7 10 10 12 10 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...70.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 2.2 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 2.7 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 2.2 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 2.7.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........38 46 47 31 30 25 32 21 25 25 26 29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 69 69 70 70
RH..............68 68 68 68 68 68 68 66 68 68 66 69
APARNT TMP (F)..66 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 69 69 70 70
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 8 8 9 8 8 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.5 5 5 6 7 7 8 7 7 8 8 8
SFC WND GST.....9 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE ESE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE ESE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.7
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
MONDAY
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
FORECASTER...LESKO
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 03/13/26
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