920
FNUS74 KLIX 171737
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE *INLAND*...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1237 PM CDT FRI APR 17 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
HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE GULF INTO THE ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE A LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FETCH AT 10 TO
15 KT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE GULF BRINGING NORTHERLY WINDS SUNDAY
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WHERE HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP
LEADING TO CAUTIONARY HEADLINES OR EVEN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES.
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.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 2 6 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............75 75 75 75
RH..............77 74 74 74
APARNT TMP (F)..75 75 75 75
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10 12
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 15
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 9 9 10
SFC WND GST.....14 14 14 15
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 14 14
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 6 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........24 39 39 30 48 48 49 49 53 69 66 55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75
RH..............74 76 76 76 76 76 79 76 76 77 79 79
APARNT TMP (F)..75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13 13 13 14 14 15 14 14 14 13
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 11 11 11 12 12 13 12 12 12 11
SFC WND GST.....14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SSE SSE S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 15 16 16 16 18 18 18 18 17 15
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SSE SSE S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 7 7 7 7 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 25 25 25 25 25
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 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 7 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........64 64 60 47 44 45 41 37 36 26 39 55
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 76 76 75 76 77 76 76
RH..............78 77 77 77 79 76 76 78 78 75 76 76
APARNT TMP (F)..74 75 75 75 75 76 76 75 76 77 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 12 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 14 13 13 12 10 10 10 10 10
SFC WND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S SSW
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 10 10 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 8 8
SFC WND GST.....15 15 15 14 13 13 12 10 10 10 10 10
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 15 13 10 10 9 8 9 8 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
FORECASTER...FRYE
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 04/17/26
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