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FNUS74 KLIX 071931
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE 59 MARLIN SARDINIA *OFFSHORE*...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
131 PM CST SAT MAR 7 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
MOIST, ONSHORE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND, GENERALLY AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LIGHT TO MODERATE PATCHY
FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH MORNING NEAR THE COAST. THERE WILL BE A
SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS AROUND SUNRISE ON SUNDAY WITH
POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HIGH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
35 KNOTS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.8 DECREASING TO 0.2 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME (CST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........60 56 46 64
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 40 40
TEMP............73 73 73 74
RH..............87 90 90 84
APARNT TMP (F)..73 73 73 74
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 10 12
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 15 16
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 9 10
SFC WND GST.....16 16 15 16
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 12
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 4 5
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3
CEILING (KFT)...2.2 1.8 2.2 0.2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. PATCHY FOG
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......0.3 EARLY IN THE EVENING, INCREASING TO 1.5 LATE
IN THE EVENING WITH TEMPORARY 0.2 OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........71 52 48 50 48 51 58 58 66 78 90 92
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH CHC CHC SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH CHC CHC SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 40 30 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 20
TEMP............72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 71 71 70
RH..............93 93 97 93 93 93 97 93 97 93 93 97
APARNT TMP (F)..72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 71 71 70
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 15 15 15 15 13 13 13 13 13
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8
SFC WND GST.....16 16 16 15 15 15 15 13 13 13 13 13
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CEILING (KFT)...0.3 5.8 0.3 0.3 1.8 1.1 0.2 0.2 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.5
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS DECREASING TO
AROUND 4 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
7 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........8 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.1 INCREASING TO 9.5 LATE IN THE MORNING
WITH TEMPORARY CEILINGS 0.6 IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........88 92 64 65 68 68 62 77 69 59 56 53
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 30 30 40 50 40 40 30 20 10
TEMP............70 70 69 70 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 73
RH..............97 97 100 93 93 90 87 90 90 87 90 87
APARNT TMP (F)..70 70 69 70 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 73
20 FT WIND DIR..E ESE SE ESE ESE SE SE ESE ESE SE SE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 5
SFC WND DIR.....E ESE SE ESE ESE SE SE ESE ESE SE SE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
SFC WND GST.....13 12 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SSE SE SE SSE S NE E ESE E SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 9 9 10 9 9 9 7 6 6 6
TRANS WIND DIR..S S SSE SE SE SSE S NE E ESE E SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
WAVE PERIOD (S).8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CEILING (KFT)...1.1 0.8 1.1 9.5 10 10 7.3 0.6 0.6 5.8 11 25
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
14 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY MARCH 14 THROUGH FRIDAY MARCH 20
ONSHORE FLOW OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEKEND ON THE
WEST SIDE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER FLORIDA. A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE
IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE OFFSHORE FLOW OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS FOR ABOUT
A 36 TO 48 HOUR PERIOD AROUND MARCH 17TH BEFORE AN ONSHORE FLOW
RETURNS OF 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
FORECASTER...WAGNER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 03/07/26
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