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FNUS74 KLIX 312117
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISKEY ISLAND CLEANUP...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
417 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 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 PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 2 TO 4 FEET
WILL REMAIN OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A BROAD
SURFACE HIGH OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES DOMINATES THE REGION.
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS THURSDAY AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES WELL NORTH OF THE WATERS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........3 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 5PM
SKY (%).........8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10
TEMP............74
RH..............87
APARNT TMP (F)..74
20 FT WIND DIR..SE
20 FT WIND SPD..12
20 FT WIND GUST.14
SFC WND DIR.....SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.10
SFC WND GST.....14
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14
TRANS WIND DIR..SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).6
WAVE PERIOD (S).3
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1
CEILING (KFT)...25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........3 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 7.3 AFTER 3 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........9 14 14 16 15 23 25 30 28 45 53 57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............75 73 73 73 73 74 74 73 73 73 73 73
RH..............84 87 90 90 90 84 87 90 90 90 90 90
APARNT TMP (F)..75 73 73 73 73 74 74 73 73 73 73 73
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 15 14 14 15 15 14 13 13 13
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9
SFC WND GST.....14 14 15 15 14 14 15 15 14 13 13 13
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 14 15 15 16 15 15 14 12 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5
WAVE PERIOD (S).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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 7.3 7.3
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........3 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......7.3 INCREASING TO 8.5 EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN INCREASING TO 10 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1.8 EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 10.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........54 50 55 22 17 13 13 7 10 6 8 20
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC SCH SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 20 40 20 20 30 40
TEMP............73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74
RH..............90 90 90 90 90 87 90 87 87 87 87 84
APARNT TMP (F)..73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 13 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 17
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 12 12
SFC WND GST.....12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 17
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 14 14 14 13 12 13 14 14 15 17
TRANS WIND DIR..S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 8
WAVE PERIOD (S).3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...7.3 7.3 8.5 11 11 11 11 10 1.8 11 10 10
FORECASTER...FRYE
REQUESTED BY...LIZA SANDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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