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FNUS74 KLIX 081843
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE *INLAND*...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
143 PM CDT WED APR 8 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
PERSISTENT STRONG EASTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30
KNOTS WILL CONTINUE AT THE SITE THROUGH TOMORROW. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT DUE TO THESE STRONG WINDS. SEAS WILL BE
ROUGH DUE TO THESE STRONG AND PERSISTENT WINDS. THERE WILL ALSO BE
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO THAT
COULD PASS OVER OR NEAR THE SITE STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND LASTING
INTO TOMORROW. LOW HEAT STRESS RISK WITH WBGT TEMPS AROUND 70 THIS
AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 23 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 10 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......5.8 DECREASING TO 4.5 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 21 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 15 16 20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0
TEMP............71 72 72 73
RH..............71 68 68 68
APARNT TMP (F)..71 72 72 73
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..23 23 23 23
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.20 20 20 20
SFC WND GST.....25 25 25 25
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 23 23
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 10 10
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...5.8 5.8 5.8 4.5
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...71.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 20 TO 21 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 23 TO 24 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 10 TO 11 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......4.5.
WINDS (20 FEET).....EAST WINDS 20 TO 23 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 (%).........25 34 50 32 30 34 26 29 37 44 35 28
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 0 0 10 10 10 10 20 20 20
TEMP............71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 70
RH..............73 73 76 79 79 79 79 79 81 79 81 81
APARNT TMP (F)..71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 70
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..23 23 23 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23
20 FT WIND GUST.26 25 26 26 26 26 26 25 26 26 25 25
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.20 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20
SFC WND GST.....26 25 26 26 26 26 26 25 26 26 25 25
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 23 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10
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)...4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 19 TO 22 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 22 TO 25 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 10 TO 11 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......4.5 INCREASING TO 5.8 EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN INCREASING TO 10 LATE IN THE MORNING
DECREASING TO 5.9 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 0.8 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 20 TO 23 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 38 55 59 36 45 39 36 47 22 38 48
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 20 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............71 70 71 71 70 71 71 71 71 72 72 72
RH..............79 81 81 81 84 81 81 81 81 79 79 79
APARNT TMP (F)..71 70 71 71 70 71 71 71 71 72 72 72
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..23 22 23 24 24 25 25 24 25 25 25 25
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 26 26 26 28 28 28 28 29 28 29
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.20 19 20 21 21 22 22 21 22 22 22 22
SFC WND GST.....25 25 26 26 26 28 28 28 28 29 28 29
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 23 24 24 25 25 24 25 25 25 25
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
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)...4.5 5.8 5.8 11 10 11 5.9 1.8 1.5 1.3 0.8 0.8
FORECASTER...GRIGSBY
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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