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FNUS74 KLIX 221754
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1254 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 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
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE LIMITED AS MOISTURE
CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND BEYOND.
OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS FORECAST RAINFALL TOTALS VARY FROM 4 TO
7 INCHES ACROSS NORTHWESTERN AREAS TO LESS THAN AN INCH FOR
EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF THE MISSISSIPPI COAST.
FOR MOST OF THE AREA, FOR MOST OF THE WEEK, MINIMUM HUMIDITIES
ARE LIKELY TO BE 60 PERCENT OR HIGHER EVERY DAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...90.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......3.6 DECREASING TO 2.7 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18 18 24 12
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 10 10
TEMP............81 82 82 82
RH..............88 86 83 83
APARNT TMP (F)..88 90 89 89
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 12
SFC WND DIR.....SSW SSW SSW SSW
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 9 8
SFC WND GST.....13 12 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW SSW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 5 5
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...3.6 2.7 2.7 2.7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...89.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......2.2 INCREASING TO 25 EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
DECREASING TO 4.5 EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO 1.3 LATE IN THE EVENING
INCREASING TO 3.5 INCREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE
EVENING DECREASING TO 13 DECREASING TO 1.1
AFTER 3 AM INCREASING TO 25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........11 11 10 9 18 20 25 26 50 48 35 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82
RH..............83 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 83 86 86
APARNT TMP (F)..89 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 89
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW S S S S S SSE SSE SSE SSE S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 8 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 9 9 9 10 12 12 13 13 13 12
SFC WND DIR.....SSW SSW S S S S S SSE SSE SSE SSE S
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 7 6 7 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 8
SFC WND GST.....10 9 9 9 9 10 12 12 13 13 13 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 9 10 10 10 12 13 13 13 13
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW SSW S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...2.2 25 4.5 1.3 3.5 25 25 25 13 1.1 1.3 25
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...90.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 1.5 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 2.2 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING
TO 2.2 DECREASING TO 1.4 IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........40 29 45 34 32 25 23 40 27 19 40 29
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............81 82 82 81 81 81 81 81 81 82 81 81
RH..............88 86 82 84 85 85 82 84 87 83 84 84
APARNT TMP (F)..88 90 89 88 87 87 87 88 89 89 88 88
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 7 8 7 7 8 9 9 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 12
SFC WND DIR.....S S S S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 7 7 6 7 6 6 7 8 8 9 9
SFC WND GST.....12 12 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SSE S S SSE S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 12 10 10 9 8 8 9 10 10 12
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SSE S S SSE S
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 1.5 2.2 25 2.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MEMORIAL DAY
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S.
FORECASTER...BANNAN
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2613995.7/LIX
.DELDT 05/22/26
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