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FNUS74 KLIX 120839
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
339 AM CDT TUE MAY 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
STILL NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH MIDWEEK, AS IT WILL TAKE A
WHILE FOR FUELS TO DRY AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF RAIN. A MOIST
AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY, WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES 55 TO 65 PERCENT OR HIGHER. DRYING WILL BEGIN IN
EARNEST ON WEDNESDAY, AS HUMIDITIES DROP TO 45 TO 55 PERCENT NEAR
AND NORTH OF INTERSTATES 10 AND 12. AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF THAT
WILL STILL SEE 55 TO 65 PERCENT HUMIDITIES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO DRY ON THURSDAY, WITH HUMIDITIES
OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES BETWEEN 35 AND 45 PERCENT.
AFTER THIS MORNING, NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 17 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST AROUND 9 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.4.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10
TEMP............74
RH..............90
APARNT TMP (F)..74
20 FT WIND DIR..NE
20 FT WIND SPD..20
20 FT WIND GUST.22
SFC WND DIR.....NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.17
SFC WND GST.....22
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.20
TRANS WIND DIR..NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).9
WAVE PERIOD (S).2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1
CEILING (KFT)...1.4
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.1 INCREASING TO 3.3 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO 2.0 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 2.8 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 6.0 DECREASING TO 4.3 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 8.4 INCREASING TO 11
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 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 (%).........63 62 57 32 32 27 26 35 34 25 37 39
WEATHER COV..... CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 77
RH..............87 87 87 87 87 84 84 84 82 82 82 79
APARNT TMP (F)..74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 77
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 18 17 17 17 16 15 14 14 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.22 21 21 21 20 20 17 17 16 16 16
SFC WND DIR.....NNE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.16 16 16 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 11 11
SFC WND GST.....22 21 21 21 20 20 17 17 16 16 16
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 17 17 17 16 15 14 14 13 13
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 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)...1.2 1.1 1.1 1.4 3.3 2.0 2.4 2.8 6.0 4.3 8.4 11
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......16 INCREASING TO 25 IN THE EVENING, THEN
DECREASING TO 22 OVERNIGHT DECREASING TO 18
OVERNIGHT INCREASING TO 22.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........32 39 42 25 32 29 20 26 21 32 29 43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 75 75
RH..............79 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 85 85 84 87
APARNT TMP (F)..77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 75 75
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE NE ENE NE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 14 13 13 12 10 10 10 10 12
SFC WND DIR.....ENE NE ENE NE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE N N N
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 8
SFC WND GST.....15 15 15 14 13 13 12 10 10 10 10 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE ENE ENE ENE ENE NE NE NE N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 9
TRANS WIND DIR..NE ENE ENE ENE ENE NE NE NE N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...16 25 25 25 25 25 22 18 19 20 22 23
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 9 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
EAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 12
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND DECREASING TO 2 TO
4 METERS/SECOND IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 5
METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......22 DECREASING TO 12.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37 35 36 24 25 15 26 22 16 9 5 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............75 74 74 75 75 76 77 77 78 78 78 78
RH..............84 90 87 87 84 82 79 79 76 76 76 79
APARNT TMP (F)..75 74 74 75 75 76 77 77 78 78 78 78
20 FT WIND DIR..N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE ENE SSW WSW WSW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 9 7 5 5 5 6 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 13 12 10 7 6 6 8 10 12
SFC WND DIR.....N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE ENE SSW WSW WSW
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 9 8 8 6 4 4 4 5 7 8
SFC WND GST.....13 13 13 13 12 10 7 6 6 8 10 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NNE NNE NNE NNE N N NNE NW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 9 9 8 6 5 7 8 10 12
TRANS WIND DIR..N NNE NNE NNE NNE N N NNE NW W W W
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 5
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)...22 22 23 24 24 20 16 13 12 13 14
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
FORECASTER...BANNAN
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 05/12/26
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