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FNUS74 KLIX 170908
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
408 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 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 HIGH PRESSURE REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO EASE BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN
AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS. MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY RETURN ON WEDNESDAY
AS WINDS SHIFT MORE EASTERLY. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF
THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...35.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 23 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH AROUND 10 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 18 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
TEMP............44
RH..............53
APARNT TMP (F)..35
20 FT WIND DIR..N
20 FT WIND SPD..23
20 FT WIND GUST.28
SFC WND DIR.....N
SFC WND SPD KTS.20
SFC WND GST.....28
TRANSP WIND DIR.N
TRANSP WIND SPD.23
TRANS WIND DIR..N
TRANS SPD (M/S).10
WAVE PERIOD (S).2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1
CEILING (KFT)...25
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...35.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 23 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 7 TO 10 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 18 14 5 5 2 3 2 3 1 1 1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 44 46 48 51 53 54 55 56 56 56 55
RH..............53 53 49 46 39 33 31 30 30 31 30 32
APARNT TMP (F)..35 35 38 41 51 53 54 55 56 56 56 55
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..23 22 22 20 17 16 15 13 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.28 26 25 23 21 20 17 15 14 14 15 15
SFC WND DIR.....N N N N N N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
SFC WND SPD KTS.20 19 19 17 15 14 13 11 10 10 10 10
SFC WND GST.....28 26 25 23 21 20 17 15 14 14 15 15
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 22 20 18 17 16 17 17 18 17 17
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 10 9 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...54.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 6 6 8 20 21 8 10 22 24 22 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 53 53 52 52 52 51 51 51 51 51 50
RH..............35 38 39 43 44 46 50 52 54 54 56 61
APARNT TMP (F)..54 53 53 52 52 52 51 51 51 51 51 47
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 13 13 12 12 10 9 9 9
SFC WND DIR.....NNE NNE NNE NE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE NE NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 7
SFC WND GST.....15 15 15 15 13 13 12 12 10 9 9 9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NNE NNE NNE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 14 13 12 12 10 10 9 8 8 9
TRANS WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 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
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...64.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 21 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO 18 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 14 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 17 INCREASING TO 21 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 25.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........24 20 21 22 23 35 47 59 54 48 43 34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 51 53 56 58 60 62 63 64 64 64 63
RH..............66 63 64 59 57 55 52 52 50 52 52 54
APARNT TMP (F)..46 51 53 56 58 60 62 63 64 64 64 63
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E E ESE ESE ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 10 10
SFC WND DIR.....ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E E ESE ESE ESE
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7
SFC WND GST.....10 10 10 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 10 10
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE E E E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
TRANS WIND DIR..ENE E E E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
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 2 2 2 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 21 18 14 17 21 25 25
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 80.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80.
OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY MARCH 23 THROUGH SUNDAY MARCH 29
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS ON SUNDAY
THE 22ND, AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS FOR MONDAY THE 23RD
THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY THE 25TH. A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE MAY
OCCUR AROUND THE 28TH, PRODUCING OFFSHORE WINDS, WHICH COULD
BECOME GUSTY.
FORECASTER...FRYE
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 03/17/26
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