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FNUS74 KLIX 031748
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1248 PM CDT FRI APR 3 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
MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 50 AND 60 PERCENT TODAY,
THEN IN EXCESS OF 60 PERCENT OVER THE WEEKEND, BEFORE SLIGHTLY
DRIER AIR ARRIVES EARLY NEXT WEEK. RAIN CHANCES WILL ALSO REMAIN
HIGH AS WE EXPECT SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THE ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE SATURDAY NIGHT IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. WIDESPREAD RAIN AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH
ARE ANTICIPATED AT THAT TIME. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG DEVELOPMENT
DOES NOT LOOK FAVORABLE OVER THE NEXT FEW MORNINGS BUT THERE IS A
CHANCE OF PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING EACH MORNING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 14 TO 15 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 21 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 9 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......9.5 INCREASING TO 25.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 15 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........40 32 28 24
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10
TEMP............75 74 75 75
RH..............88 90 85 85
APARNT TMP (F)..75 74 75 75
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 17
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 21
SFC WND DIR.....ESE ESE ESE ESE
SFC WND SPD KTS.14 14 14 15
SFC WND GST.....20 20 20 21
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE ESE ESE
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 21
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 9
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...9.5 11 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 14 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 21 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 8 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 2.7 EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
INCREASING TO 25 EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO 1.3 LATE IN THE EVENING
INCREASING TO 25 DECREASING TO 1.8 OVERNIGHT
INCREASING TO 25 DECREASING TO 1.8 AFTER 3 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........31 34 23 20 27 49 59 62 61 53 44 45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
TEMP............75 74 75 74 74 75 74 75 75 75 74 74
RH..............85 87 87 89 89 87 89 87 87 88 89 89
APARNT TMP (F)..75 74 75 74 74 75 74 75 75 75 74 74
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 18
SFC WND DIR.....ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13
SFC WND GST.....21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 18
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SSE SE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 20 17 17
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SSE SE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8
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)...25 2.7 25 25 25 1.5 1.3 25 1.8 25 2.2 1.8
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...76.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......2.2 INCREASING TO 2.7 EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN DECREASING TO 1.3 EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 2.2 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 3.5 INCREASING TO 10 EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3.5 INCREASING TO 10
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........54 48 45 39 46 49 54 54 54 40 43 43
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 30 40 40 30 40 40
TEMP............74 74 74 74 74 74 75 74 75 76 75 75
RH..............89 89 89 89 90 90 87 89 90 86 87 87
APARNT TMP (F)..74 74 74 74 74 74 75 74 75 76 75 75
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 14 14 13
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.13 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 9
SFC WND GST.....18 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 14 14 13
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 17 15 15 14 15 14 14 15 14 13
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 8 7 7 6 7 6 6 7 6 6
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)...2.2 2.7 1.3 2.2 2.2 3.5 10 3.5 10 10 10 10
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
8 MPH.
MONDAY
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
17 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 22 MPH.
FORECASTER...BANNAN
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 04/03/26
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