348  
FNUS74 KLIX 151646  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR USCGPN27002...USCG  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
1146 AM CDT THU OCT 15 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  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP WINDS RELATIVELY CALM THROUGH TODAY. A  
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT,  
BRINGING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS. SMALL  
CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH GALE  
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS LATE  
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TURN EASTERLY SUNDAY BUT  
REMAIN ELEVATED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...83.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 10 TO 12 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 14 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 5 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........11 17 22 19 17 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............80 80 80 80 79 79  
RH..............72 75 77 77 79 79  
APARNT TMP (F)..83 83 83 83 83 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 13 13 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 15 15 14 13  
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E  
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 12 11 11 10 10  
SFC WND GST.....15 16 15 15 14 13  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 13 13 12 12  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 5 5  
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 0 0 0 0 1  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...82.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 9 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO  
6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 2 TO 3 METERS/SECOND AFTER 3 AM.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........13 15 17 17 22 27 34 38 42 43 36 42  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 78 78 78  
RH..............79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 82 85 88 88  
APARNT TMP (F)..82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 78 78 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 6 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 10 10 7 6 6  
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E NE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 8 8 8 8 8 7 5 5 4 4 4  
SFC WND GST.....12 10 10 10 10 7 6 6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E ESE ESE ESE SE SSE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 12 12 10 9 8 8 7 6 5  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E ESE ESE ESE SE SSE E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2  
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  
 
 
FORECASTER...SCHLOTZHAUER  
REQUESTED BY...HAMILTON CLEVERDON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT  
.TAG 2623842.0/LIX  
.DELDT 10/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL HAMILTON.J.CLEVERDON@USCG.MIL  
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