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FNUS74 KLIX 251837
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
137 PM CDT WED MAR 25 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
LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT,
BEFORE A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS COASTAL WATERS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY, PROVIDING A SWITCH IN WINDS BECOMING
NORTHERLY/OFFSHORE. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRENGTH REACHING
15-25KTS, GUSTS TO 30KTS DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY AS WAVE/SEAS
RESPOND AND INCREASE. WINDS REMAIN BREEZY ON THE ORDER OF 10-20KTS
CONTINUING INTO THE DAY ON SUNDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING/SWITCHING FROM
THE SE 10-15KTS MONDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WAVES/SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED MAINLY FROM THE PERIOD OF THE FRONT
PASSING THROUGH TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...71.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........13 10 9 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............70 70 70 71
RH..............81 84 81 79
APARNT TMP (F)..70 70 70 71
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 9
SFC WND DIR.....ESE ESE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.6 6 6 6
SFC WND GST.....9 9 10 9
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE ESE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 3.5 AFTER 3 AM, THEN
INCREASING TO 25 AFTER 3 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........12 16 13 21 28 30 22 31 35 31 29 41
WEATHER COV..... PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 71 72 71 70 71 71 71 70 70 70 70
RH..............81 81 81 84 87 87 84 87 90 90 87 87
APARNT TMP (F)..71 71 72 71 70 71 71 71 70 70 70 70
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 8 9 9 8 9 9 9 8 7 7
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 4
SFC WND GST.....9 9 8 9 9 8 9 9 9 8 7 7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SSE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 7 7 8 9 12 10 9 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SSE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4
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 3.5 25 25
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......3.5 INCREASING TO 25 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO 1.3 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 25 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........40 45 43 31 34 35 31 19 22 16 20 17
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............70 70 69 70 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 72
RH..............90 90 93 87 87 87 84 84 84 84 84 81
APARNT TMP (F)..70 70 69 70 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 72
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE E E E E ESE E ESE ESE ESE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 9
SFC WND DIR.....ESE ESE E E E E ESE E ESE ESE ESE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
SFC WND GST.....6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE ESE ESE E E E E ESE ESE ESE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 8 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..SE ESE ESE E E E E ESE ESE ESE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
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)...3.5 25 25 1.3 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND
70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY APRIL 01 THROUGH TUESDAY APRIL 07
THE EXTENDED OUTLOOK SHOWS SIGNS OF BECOMING A BIT MORE ACTIVE AT
TIMES, MAINLY IN TERMS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS
WITHIN A PROMINENT ONSHORE FLOW REGIME. WILL MONITOR ANY COLD
FRONTS NEXT WEEKEND WHICH APPEARS POSSIBLE, BUT MORE DETAILS WILL
BE FORTHCOMING AS CONFIDENCE INCREASES.
FORECASTER...GILMORE
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2605758.17/LIX
.DELDT 03/25/26
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