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FNUS74 KLIX 241838
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
138 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 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
A FRONT CONTINUES TO DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA WITH DRIER AIR
SLIDING IN BEHIND IT. THE FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE COAST LATER
TODAY, BUT THE DRIER AIR WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS HIGH PRESSURE
BECOMES REESTABLISHED TO THE NORTHEAST WITH RETURN FLOW SETTING
BACK UP. WINDS WILL BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK.
GOING INTO SUNDAY THERE WILL BE A WEAK FRONTAL PASSAGE THAT WILL KICK
WINDS UP AROUND 20-25 KNOTS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST BUT THIS WILL
BE RELATIVELY SHORT LIVED AND BACK TO LIGHTER ONSHORE FLOW BY
MONDAY NIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...70.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 13 9 20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 70 70 70
RH..............81 78 78 78
APARNT TMP (F)..69 70 70 70
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S SSW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 9
SFC WND DIR.....SE S SSW SSW
SFC WND SPD KTS.6 6 7 6
SFC WND GST.....9 9 10 9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 8
TRANS WIND DIR..SE S S SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...71.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 6 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST 1 TO 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 1 TO 2 METERS/SECOND OVERNIGHT, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER 3 AM.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 4.5 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........36 55 63 66 65 72 63 60 49 40 23 25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 68
RH..............76 81 81 81 84 84 84 84 84 87 84 87
APARNT TMP (F)..71 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 68
20 FT WIND DIR..SW WSW WSW WSW WSW SW SW SW W WNW NNE NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
SFC WND DIR.....SW WSW WSW WSW WSW SW SW SW W WNW NNE NNE
SFC WND SPD KTS.6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3
SFC WND GST.....9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW WSW WSW WSW WSW SW SW SW WSW W W NNW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 7 6 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 3
TRANS WIND DIR..SW WSW WSW WSW WSW SW SW SW WSW W W NNW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1
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 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 4.5
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...70.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 7 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6
TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........29 33 53 48 42 34 21 14 14 11 11 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............67 68 67 68 68 68 68 70 70 70 70 70
RH..............90 87 90 87 87 87 87 81 81 81 81 81
APARNT TMP (F)..67 68 67 68 68 68 68 70 70 70 70 70
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E ESE ESE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 10
SFC WND DIR.....ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E ESE ESE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 7
SFC WND GST.....6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 10
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NNE NNE NE E E E ESE ESE ESE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 9
TRANS WIND DIR..N NNE NNE NE E E E ESE ESE ESE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
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 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY MARCH 31 THROUGH MONDAY APRIL 06
THE WINDS BETWEEN MARCH 31 THROUGH APRIL 6 LOOK TO REMAIN LIGHT
TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH THE WHOLE PERIOD. AT THE VERY
END ON APRIL 6 THERE MAY BE SOME KIND OF WEAK FRONTAL PASSAGE
THAT MIGHT BRIEFLY SHIFT WINDS OFFSHORE BUT DETAILS WILL BE
REFINED AS IT GETS CLOSER TO THE FORECAST PERIOD.
FORECASTER...LIM
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2605758.15/LIX
.DELDT 03/24/26
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