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FNUS74 KLIX 041731  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE *INLAND*...NOAA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
1231 PM CDT MON MAY 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
 
 
A VERY DRY HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION  
THROUGH TODAY WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 30 TO 40 PERCENT EXPECTED  
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AT AROUND 5 MPH, SO  
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL  
RETURN BY TUESDAY, AND THIS WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASING HUMIDITY  
VALUES THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL RISE  
TO 50 TO 60 PERCENT ON TUESDAY AND FURTHER INCREASE TO 60 TO  
70 PERCENT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. RAIN CHANCES WILL ALSO BE ON  
THE INCREASE STARTING WEDNESDAY AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE END  
OF THE WEEK AS A WEAK FRONT STALLS ALONG THE COAST.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 10 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 1 4 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............73 73 73 73  
RH..............43 43 43 49  
APARNT TMP (F)..73 73 73 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 13  
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE SSE SSE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 8 8 8  
SFC WND GST.....12 12 12 13  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 10  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4  
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 1  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........3 7 5 4 5 12 5 14 23 29 32 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............74 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 73 74  
RH..............48 51 55 55 57 57 59 62 62 64 68 67  
APARNT TMP (F)..74 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 73 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 15  
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S  
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12  
SFC WND GST.....12 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 15  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 16  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 14 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 18 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 7 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 3.5 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 2.2 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 2.7 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........44 53 40 34 20 22 17 30 37 28 45 49  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............74 75 75 75 75 75 76 75 76 76 77 77  
RH..............69 70 69 71 74 74 74 76 76 76 75 75  
APARNT TMP (F)..74 75 75 75 75 75 76 75 76 76 77 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 14 15 15 16 16 15 15 15 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 17 18 18 18  
SFC WND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 11 12 13 13 14 14 13 13 13 14 14  
SFC WND GST.....15 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 17 18 18 18  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 17 16 18 18 17 18 18 18 16  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7  
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 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 1  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 3.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.7  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
 
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.    
SUNDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
   
OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY MAY 11 THROUGH SUNDAY MAY 17
 
   
..PUT 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK TEXT HERE
 
 

 
FORECASTER...WILLIAMS  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT  
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