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FNUS74 KLIX 051106
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE 59 MARLIN SARDINIA LOCATION...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
506 AM CST THU MAR 5 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
DISCUSSION
A PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WAVES WILL BE NEAR 3 FOOT. FOG WILL ALSO BE
A CONCERN AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN WARMER THAN AVERAGE. THE FOG COULD
TURN DENSE TONIGHT AND IMPACT OPERATIONS INTO THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS TOMORROW.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...69.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 7 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
TIME (CST) 5AM
SKY (%).........30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
TEMP............69
RH..............90
APARNT TMP (F)..69
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..14
20 FT WIND GUST.17
SFC WND DIR.....ESE
SFC WND SPD KTS.12
SFC WND GST.....17
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7
WAVE PERIOD (S).7
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3
CEILING (KFT)...25
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 10 TO 12 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 17 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 6 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 0.9 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........24 29 29 30 34 32 43 48 49 56 59 69
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 0 0 10 20 20 30 40 40 40 20
TEMP............69 68 70 69 70 70 71 71 71 71 73 71
RH..............90 97 87 90 90 90 87 90 90 90 84 87
APARNT TMP (F)..69 68 70 69 70 70 71 71 71 71 73 71
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 15 15
SFC WND DIR.....ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
SFC WND SPD KTS.12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10
SFC WND GST.....17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 15 15
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 16 17 17 15 14 14 14 15 15 16
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 11 11 10 10 1.5 1.1 0.9
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...71.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 12 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 20 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......0.7 INCREASING TO 1.3 AFTER 3 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........80 76 67 72 61 53 52 34 40 42 45 51
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 0
TEMP............71 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 69
RH..............90 87 90 93 90 93 93 93 93 93 93 97
APARNT TMP (F)..71 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 69
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE SE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 16 16 17 17 18 17 17 17 16 16
SFC WND DIR.....ESE ESE ESE SE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
SFC WND GST.....15 16 16 16 17 17 18 17 17 17 16 16
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE E ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 18 20 18 18 20 18 18 17 16 17
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE E ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 8 9 8 8 9 8 8 8 7 8
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
CEILING (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.3
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 12 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 20 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........8 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.3 INCREASING TO 10.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........51 52 38 24 23 22 21 23 24 26 28 30
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............70 70 70 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 73 73
RH..............93 93 93 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 87 87
APARNT TMP (F)..70 70 70 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 73 73
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 14
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 12
SFC WND GST.....16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 18 20 20 18 17 17 18 18 17 16
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
CEILING (KFT)...1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 9.2 11 10 10 10 10 10 10
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND
70. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY MARCH 12 THROUGH WEDNESDAY MARCH 18
A COLD FRONT IS PROJECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE IMPACTED AREA ON
THURSDAY. WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO SHIFT TO AN OFFSHORE
FLOW OF 20 MPH ON THURSDAY. GIVEN THE EXTENDED TIME PERIOD,
OVERALL CONFIDENCE ON THE EXACT TIMING OF THIS WIND SHIFT IS
LOW.
FORECASTER...GRIGSBY
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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