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FNUS74 KLIX 130943
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE *INLAND*...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
443 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 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
WIND SPEEDS DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY OVERNIGHT, AND ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN IN THE 5 TO 10 KNOT RANGE THROUGH SATURDAY, AS WIND DIRECTIONS
BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT, AND
TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT, SHIFTING SURFACE WINDS TO
NORTHWESTERLY AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
THIS WILL PRODUCE SEAS OF 6 TO 9 FEET JUST OFFSHORE, CREATING VERY
HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS MONDAY AND LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE
GRADUALLY EASING TUESDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...67.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO
6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 METERS/SECOND IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 14 16 18 10 8 8 8 6 6 4 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............59 59 59 61 62 64 65 66 66 67 67 67 67
RH..............64 64 67 65 62 60 58 56 58 59 59 56 59
APARNT TMP (F)..59 59 59 61 62 64 65 66 66 67 67 67 67
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E ESE ESE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 8 8 7 7 7 5 5
SFC WND DIR.....ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E ESE ESE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3
SFC WND GST.....9 9 8 8 7 7 7 5 5
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E ESE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 9 8 6 6 6 6 5 3 5 5
TRANS WIND DIR..ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E ESE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 2
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 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 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...66.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 KNOTS IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 2.7 BY 3 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........6 7 7 8 12 13 15 21 26 31 38 40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 66 65 65 65 65 65 65 64 64 64 64
RH..............61 58 65 65 65 65 68 68 73 70 73 73
APARNT TMP (F)..66 66 65 65 65 65 65 65 64 64 64 64
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST. 6 7 7 7 7 7
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WND GST..... 6 7 7 7 7 7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 6 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 8
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 3 3 3 4 4 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 2.7 2.7 3.5
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......3.5 INCREASING TO 11 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........47 54 61 42 23 21 18 16 16 17 18 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 64 66 67 69 70 70 71 72 72 72 71
RH..............73 75 68 65 63 61 63 61 59 61 61 64
APARNT TMP (F)..64 64 66 67 69 70 70 71 72 72 72 71
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 12
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
SFC WND GST.....7 7 7 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...3.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.4 11 11 13 15
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR DURING THE DAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH, BECOMING NORTHERLY 30 TO 35
MPH BY SUNRISE MONDAY.
MONDAY
VERY WINDY AND COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS ENDING EARLY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTY, DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY MARCH 20 THROUGH THURSDAY MARCH 26
A MOSTLY DRY PERIOD. WINDS VARIABLE TO WESTERLY AT 10 KNOTS
OR LESS FROM FRIDAY THE 20TH THROUGH SUNDAY THE 22ND, BEFORE
GRADUALLY BECOMING ONSHORE BY MONDAY OR TUESDAY, THE 23RD OR
24TH THROUGH THURSDAY THE 26TH.
FORECASTER...WAGNER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2605121.4/LIX
.DELDT 03/13/26
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