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FNUS74 KLIX 091750
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1250 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 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
ONSHORE WINDS OF AROUND 10 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY WITH
MULTIPLE CLUSTERS/PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS AT TIMES THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE
WITH THE MAIN CONCERN BEING WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 34 KNOTS AND
WATERSPOUTS. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS MONDAY
MORNING, BRINGING OFFSHORE WINDS AND DRYING OUT CONDITIONS THROUGH
THE END OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
9 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 METERS/SECOND DECREASING TO
AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......3.1 INCREASING TO 5.8 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN DECREASING TO 0.8 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 1.1 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........78 82 85 77
WEATHER COV.....DEF LKY LKY CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 70 60 50
TEMP............72 72 72 74
RH..............100 100 100 100
APARNT TMP (F)..72 72 72 74
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW ESE ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 9
SFC WND DIR.....SSW SSW ESE ESE
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 7 7 7
SFC WND GST.....10 10 10 9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW WSW ESE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 9 10
TRANS WIND DIR..SW WSW ESE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...3.1 5.8 0.8 1.1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE
IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......5.8 DECREASING TO 1.1 EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN DECREASING TO 0.8 EARLY IN THE EVENING
INCREASING TO 0.9 LATE IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO 0.8 INCREASING TO 1.1 OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. 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 (%).........86 85 88 64 86 81 77 70 74 84 80 74
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 20 20 20
TEMP............74 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 76
RH..............100 94 94 94 94 90 94 94 94 94 94 97
APARNT TMP (F)..74 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 76
20 FT WIND DIR..E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 10
SFC WND DIR.....E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
SFC WND GST.....9 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 10
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE E E ESE ESE SE ESE SE SE SSE SSE S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 10 8 10 12 14 14 12 12 9 8 9
TRANS WIND DIR..ENE E E ESE ESE SE ESE SE SE SSE SSE S
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 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)...5.8 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.3
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.1 INCREASING TO 9.8.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........80 79 62 66 66 66 59 57 54 65 63 67
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC SCH CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH CHC SCH CHC SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 30 20 30 20 20 10 10 10
TEMP............77 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76
RH..............94 94 97 100 100 100 97 97 100 100 97 100
APARNT TMP (F)..77 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 12 12 10 10 10 9 10 12 12
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7
SFC WND GST.....10 10 10 12 12 10 10 10 9 10 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE SSE SE SE SSE SE SE SE SSE SSE SE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 9 9 10 12
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE SSE SE SE SSE SE SE SE SSE SSE SE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...1.3 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.2 9.8
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2613000.5/LIX
.DELDT 05/09/26
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