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FNUS74 KLIX 231820
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
120 PM CDT MON MAR 23 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
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
THERE WILL BE A WEAK FRONT TONIGHT WHICH WILL BRING SLIGHTLY
DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION BUT MIN RH VALUES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO
BE IN THE 40 TO LOWER 50 PERCENT RANGE TUESDAY. MOISTURE WILL
SLOWLY RETURN THROUGH THE WEEK, HOWEVER, WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS
EXPECTED TO CLIMB HIGHER FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK THOSE
MIN RH VALUES MAY EVEN DROP INTO THE UPPER 30 PERCENT RANGE OVER
SOUTHWEST MS AND ADJACENT LOUISIANA PARISHES DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. WINDS WILL BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE THROUGH THE FORECAST SO
DESPITE THE DRY CONDITIONS, NO MAJOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS
EXPECTED.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...70.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST 5 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 3 3 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............70 70 70 70
RH..............81 81 78 81
APARNT TMP (F)..70 70 70 70
20 FT WIND DIR..WSW WSW WSW WSW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 9 10
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 12 13
SFC WND DIR.....WSW WSW WSW WSW
SFC WND SPD KTS.5 6 8 9
SFC WND GST.....8 9 12 13
TRANSP WIND DIR.WSW WSW WSW WSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 15 16
TRANS WIND DIR..WSW WSW WSW WSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 7 7
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...71.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 KNOTS AFTER 3 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 8 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST AROUND 7 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND AFTER 3 AM.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 FOR THE ENTIRE DAY AND EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........6 8 9 18 16 13 11 18 27 51 36 30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............70 71 69 69 70 69 69 69 68 68 68 67
RH..............81 79 84 84 81 87 84 84 87 87 87 90
APARNT TMP (F)..70 71 69 69 70 69 69 69 68 68 68 67
20 FT WIND DIR..WSW WSW WSW WSW W W W W WNW WNW NW NNW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 12 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10
SFC WND DIR.....WSW WSW WSW WSW W W W W WNW WNW NW NNW
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7
SFC WND GST.....13 13 13 12 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W WNW NW NW NNW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 14 13 10 10 12 10 10 10 8 8
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W WNW NW NW NNW
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 6 6 4 4 5 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)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...69.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 5 TO 6 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 FOR THE ENTIRE DAY AND EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........27 23 16 12 10 10 12 8 16 31 27 20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............67 67 66 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 69
RH..............90 87 87 84 81 81 78 78 78 78 78 78
APARNT TMP (F)..67 67 66 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 69
20 FT WIND DIR..N NNE NNE NE ENE ENE E E ESE SE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 9 9 9 8 7 8 9 9 9
SFC WND DIR.....N NNE NNE NE ENE ENE E E ESE SE SSE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6
SFC WND GST.....10 10 10 9 9 9 8 7 8 9 9 9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE E E ESE SE SSE S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 8 8 9 8 7 7 8 8 8
TRANS WIND DIR..NNE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE E E ESE SE SSE S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 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 25 25 25
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY MARCH 30 THROUGH SUNDAY APRIL 05
..PUT 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK TEXT HERE
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