814  
FNUS74 KLIX 172230  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT SULPHUR OIL SPILL...NOAA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
530 PM CDT THU JUL 17 2025  
 
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 TYPICAL SUMMERTIME REGIME SETS UP BEHIND THE DEPARTING TROPICAL  
DISTURBANCE THIS WEEKEND. DAILY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE  
DURING THE PEAK HEATING IN THE AFTERNOON. THAT SAID, HIGH PRESSURE ON SUNDAY  
WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION, WHICH SHOULD LIMIT THE OVERALL RAIN CHANCES A  
BIT. INVERSELY, AS RAIN CHANCES DECREASE, TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...96.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-640 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
CEILING (KFT).......5.8 INCREASING TO 10 IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........82 68 60 64 68 63 59 54 55 55 56 55  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40  
TEMP............84 84 83 82 82 82 81 81 81 81 81 81  
RH..............85 82 85 88 88 88 91 91 91 91 91 91  
APARNT TMP (F)..96 95 93 91 91 91 89 89 89 89 89 89  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SSW S S S S S SSW SSW SSW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 12 8 8 8 7 7 5 5 7 7 7  
SURFACE WND DIR.SSW SSW SSW SSW S S S S S SSW SSW SSW  
SURFACE WND SPD.10 8 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 5 5 5  
SURFACE WND GST.15 12 8 8 8 7 7 5 5 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S S S SSW SSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 10 10 10 8 8 8 10 10 10 9 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S S S SSW SSW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
CEILING (KFT)...5.8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SHOWERS WITH  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...103.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-853 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
CEILING (KFT).......MISSING.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........53 52 52 53 53 59 66 72 65 58 51 44  
WEATHER COV.....CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 80 80 80 80 80 80 60 60 60 60 60  
TEMP............81 81 83 85 87 88 88 88 88 87 87 87  
RH..............94 94 88 85 80 75 75 72 72 75 75 75  
APARNT TMP (F)..90 90 94 99 103 103 103 102 102 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 8 9 9 12 12 12 12 12  
SURFACE WND DIR.SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S S S S S S  
SURFACE WND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8  
SURFACE WND GST.7 7 7 8 8 9 9 12 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
CEILING (KFT)...  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SUNDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS.  
 

 
FORECASTER...FRYE  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT  
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.DELDT 07/17/25  
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