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FNUS74 KLIX 281839
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
139 PM CDT TUE APR 28 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
RAIN UNLIKELY TODAY AND MUCH OF WEDNESDAY WITH SHOWERS AND A COUPLE
THUNDERSTORMS DRIFTING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH WED EVENING/NIGHT.
NEXT SUBSTANTIAL THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
THIS FRONT WILL RESULT IN A WIND SHIFT TO AN OFFSHORE DIRECTION THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WITH STRONG/BREEZY WINDS ON SATURDAY. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO
EASE AGAIN SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO THE AREA, AND WILL SHIFT
TO AN ONSHORE DIRECTION AGAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE HIGH SHIFTS
EASTWARD.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 20 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 8 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34 27 48 50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 77 77 77
RH..............85 85 85 85
APARNT TMP (F)..77 77 77 77
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 20 20
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE SSE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.14 14 14 14
SFC WND GST.....18 20 20 20
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 20 18
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 9 9 8
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 6 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING DECREASING TO 1.8-2.7 BETWEEN 11P AND 2A,
THEN INCREASING TO 25 AGAIN AFTER 3A.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........48 52 53 52 54 57 48 51 46 54 56 43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76
RH..............85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 87 87
APARNT TMP (F)..77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 17 16 16 15
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S S S
SFC WND SPD KTS.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 12 11 10
SFC WND GST.....20 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 17 16 16 15
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 17 18 18 18 17 18 17 14 13 13
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
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 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.7 12 25 25
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 2.7 BETWEEN NOON AND 3PM,
THEN INCREASING TO 25 AGAIN LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........53 42 40 39 45 30 27 31 14 12 29 28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 77
RH..............85 85 87 87 85 85 85 82 82 82 79 82
APARNT TMP (F)..76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 77
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13
SFC WND DIR.....S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
SFC WND GST.....14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 13 14 13 13 14 13 12 12 13 13
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 25 25
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
SATURDAY
BREEZY. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 04/28/26
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