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FNUS74 KLIX 041139
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
639 AM CDT SAT APR 4 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
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 13 KNOTS WILL BECOME
NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO NEAR 15 KNOTS WITH
ROUGH CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON THE WATERS. WIDESPREAD RAIN AMOUNTS
AROUND AN INCH OR TWO ARE ANTICIPATED AT THAT TIME. BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST MIDWEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...76.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......2.7 INCREASING TO 3.5 LATE IN THE MORNING,
INCREASING TO 4.5 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 7.3 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 9.5.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........53 42 45 44 52 44 35 38 39 36 43
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 40 30 30 50 40
TEMP............74 74 74 75 74 74 75 75 76 76 76
RH..............90 90 90 87 90 90 87 90 85 85 85
APARNT TMP (F)..74 74 74 75 74 74 75 75 76 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17 18 18 17 16 15 15 15 14
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.13 13 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10
SFC WND GST.....18 18 17 18 18 17 16 15 15 15 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 14 13
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).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
CEILING (KFT)...2.7 2.7 2.7 3.5 3.5 2.7 4.5 5.8 7.3 9.5 9.5
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 9 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......9.4 DECREASING TO 3.5 AFTER 3 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........35 48 45 56 55 55 65 64 69 68 64 69
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 40 40 40 20 20 30 50 60 70
TEMP............75 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 74 74 74 73
RH..............84 87 87 87 87 87 90 87 90 87 87 90
APARNT TMP (F)..75 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 74 74 74 73
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S SSE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S SSE NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 4
SFC WND GST.....13 12 12 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE S S SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 10 7 8 7
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE S S SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...9.5 10 10 9.4 10 10 11 11 10 9.5 4.5 3.5
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE
MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
DAY. SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS AROUND 4 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
5 TO 14 KNOTS, THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 15
KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO
14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 17
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 3 TO 6 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 7 TO 8 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......0.8 INCREASING TO 1.8 EARLY IN THE MORNING
DECREASING TO 1.1 LATE IN THE MORNING
DECREASING TO 0.5 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6
TO 15 MPH, THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........69 72 77 81 84 83 82 81 83 84 86 89
WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 90 90 90 90 90 90 80 80 80 80 80
TEMP............73 73 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72
RH..............90 87 93 93 90 90 87 87 87 84 84 81
APARNT TMP (F)..73 73 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE NNW N NNW NW NNW N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 9 9 10 12 13 14 16 17
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 9 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 20
SFC WND DIR.....ESE NNW N NNW NW NNW N N N N N N
SFC WND SPD KTS.4 5 5 6 8 8 9 10 11 12 14 15
SFC WND GST.....7 8 9 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 20
TRANSP WIND DIR.S WNW N NNW NW NNW NNW N N N NNE NNE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 7 9 10 10 12 13 14 16 17
TRANS WIND DIR..S WNW N NNW NW NNW NNW N N N NNE NNE
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 8
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 5 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...0.8 1.3 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.5
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 21 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
FORECASTER...WAGNER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 04/04/26
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