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FNUS74 KLIX 191732  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE *INLAND*...NOAA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
1232 PM CDT SUN APR 19 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 COLD FRONT WILL BRING NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 25KT THROUGH MONDAY.  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THESE POTENTIALLY  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO EAST INTO  
TUESDAY BUT REMAIN ELEVATED. WEDNESDAY, WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A MORE  
SE DIRECTION AND EASE A BIT TO AROUND 10-15 KT, POSSIBLY REMAINING  
THAT WAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE NEXT WEEKEND.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...69.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 19 TO 21 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 24 TO 28 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 11 TO 13 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......3.5 INCREASING TO 5.9 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 3.5 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 5.8 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 22 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........78 69 51 43  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0  
TEMP............66 68 69 69  
RH..............63 55 48 47  
APARNT TMP (F)..66 68 69 69  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..24 24 23 22  
20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 26 26  
SFC WND DIR.....NE NE NE NE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.21 21 20 19  
SFC WND GST.....28 28 26 26  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 26 26 24  
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).13 12 12 11  
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1  
CEILING (KFT)...3.5 5.9 3.5 5.8  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...70.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 20 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 21 TO 23 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 9 TO 10 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 21 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........46 43 42 34 30 34 44 54 57 60 51 51  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............70 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 68 68 68  
RH..............44 44 44 46 46 46 47 47 51 52 54 54  
APARNT TMP (F)..70 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 68 68 68  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE  
20 FT WIND SPD..22 21 21 22 21 21 22 21 22 23 23 23  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 24 24 24 23 24 24 23 24 24 25 26  
SFC WND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.19 18 18 19 18 18 19 18 19 20 20 20  
SFC WND GST.....25 24 24 24 23 24 24 23 24 24 25 26  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 21 21 22 21 22 22 22 22 23 23 23  
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
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 25 25 25 25 25  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 17 TO 21 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 23 TO 24 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 10 TO 11 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......23 DECREASING TO 20 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN INCREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 25.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........58 68 62 59 60 63 70 65 57 43 48 43  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............68 68 68 69 69 70 70 70 71 71 71 72  
RH..............54 56 56 57 57 55 55 55 55 53 53 52  
APARNT TMP (F)..68 68 68 69 69 70 70 70 71 71 71 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..23 23 23 24 24 24 23 22 22 21 21 20  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 25 26 28 26 26 25 26 25 25 23 23  
SFC WND DIR.....ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E E E E E  
SFC WND SPD KTS.20 20 20 21 21 21 20 19 19 18 18 17  
SFC WND GST.....26 25 26 28 26 26 25 26 25 25 23 23  
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE ENE ENE E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 24 23  
TRANS WIND DIR..ENE ENE ENE E E E E E E E E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 10  
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 23 20 20 25 20 25  
 
 
FORECASTER...FRYE  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT  
.TAG 2610500.7/LIX  
.DELDT 04/19/26  
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