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FNUS74 KLIX 121731
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE *INLAND*...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1231 PM CDT THU MAR 12 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
POST FRONTAL CONDITIONS HAVE WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH AND DROPPING
IN SPEED. CURRENTLY WIND SPEEDS ARE APPROX 20KT AND A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM THIS EVENING. SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE
TO DROP THROUGH FRIDAY TO BELOW 10KT AND TURN TO EASTERLY,
CONDITIONS THAT WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE NEXT
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ARRIVES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH
A FAST MOVING FRONT BRINGING RAIN, A POSSIBILITY OF STRONG STORMS,
AND THE NEED FOR MARINE WIND HEADLINES FOLLOWING IT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...63.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 21 TO 24 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 24 TO 28 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 11 TO 13 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......2.2 INCREASING TO 25.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 22 TO 25 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........46 32 15 7 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 61 63 62 63
RH..............69 65 58 56 54
APARNT TMP (F)..60 61 63 62 63
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NNE NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..28 26 25 25 24
20 FT WIND GUST.31 30 29 28 26
SFC WND DIR.....N N N NNE NNE
SFC WND SPD KTS.24 23 22 22 21
SFC WND GST.....31 30 29 28 26
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NNE
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 26 25 25 24
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N NNE
TRANS SPD (M/S).13 12 11 11 11
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...2.2 2.7 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...63.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 9
TO 10 KNOTS AFTER 3 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 18 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10
TO 13 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 4 TO 10 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
EAST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 2.7 AFTER 3 AM, THEN
INCREASING TO 3.5 AFTER 3 AM DECREASING TO 2.7
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO
10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........6 5 5 5 8 7 7 14 17 21 20 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 63 62 62 61 61 61 60 60 60 60 59
RH..............56 52 54 54 53 53 56 58 60 60 62 64
APARNT TMP (F)..62 63 62 62 61 61 61 60 60 60 60 59
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..23 22 21 21 21 21 20 18 13 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.25 24 22 23 22 21 20 15 15 14 13
SFC WND DIR.....NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.20 19 18 18 18 18 17 16 11 10 10 9
SFC WND GST.....25 24 22 23 22 21 20 15 15 14 13
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 22 22 21 21 20 18 13 12 12 10
TRANS WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 6 5 5 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 2.7 3.5 2.7
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...65.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS UP TO 9 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO
6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 1.8 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 12 11 5 4 11 25 21 13 19 14 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............59 60 60 61 62 62 63 64 64 64 65 65
RH..............64 62 64 65 65 65 65 63 65 67 63 63
APARNT TMP (F)..59 60 60 61 62 62 63 64 64 64 65 65
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE ENE E E E E E ESE ESE SE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7
SFC WND DIR.....ENE ENE E E E E E ESE ESE SE SSE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 8 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WND GST.....13 12 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE ENE E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 9 8 8 6 6 5 6 5 5
TRANS WIND DIR..ENE ENE E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 3 2 2
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 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.2 2.2
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
MONDAY
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY MARCH 19 THROUGH WEDNESDAY MARCH 25
GENERALLY WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND OFFSHORE WINDS
BLOWING OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AND NO PRECIPITATION
EXPECTED.
FORECASTER...SCHLOTZHAUER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 03/12/26
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