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FNUS74 KLIX 211734
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1234 PM CDT THU MAY 21 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
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE LIMITED AS MOISTURE
CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND BEYOND.
OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS FORECAST RAINFALL TOTALS VARY FROM 4 TO
7 INCHES ACROSS NORTHWESTERN AREAS TO LESS THAN AN INCH FOR
EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF THE MISSISSIPPI COAST.
FOR MOST OF THE AREA, FOR MOST OF THE WEEK, MINIMUM HUMIDITIES
ARE LIKELY TO BE 60 PERCENT OR HIGHER EVERY DAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...88.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 5 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.3 DECREASING TO 1.1 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........36 32 46 63
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30
TEMP............80 81 80 80
RH..............86 84 83 84
APARNT TMP (F)..86 88 86 86
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 14
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE SSE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 10 10
SFC WND GST.....13 14 14 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 13
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...1.6 1.3 1.1 1.1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...89.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 11 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.3 DECREASING TO 0.9 EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN INCREASING TO 1.1 EARLY IN THE EVENING
INCREASING TO 2.2 LATE IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO 1.3.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........61 70 68 63 68 70 76 77 67 64 48 51
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH CHC CHC SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 30 40 30 20 20 30 30 20 20 30
TEMP............81 80 81 81 81 82 81 81 82 82 81 81
RH..............82 85 82 82 85 79 82 85 79 83 85 85
APARNT TMP (F)..87 85 87 87 87 89 87 87 89 89 87 87
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 10 10 12 12 12 12 13
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 15
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 11
SFC WND GST.....14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 15
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13
TRANS WIND DIR..S SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 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)...1.3 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.3 2.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...88.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 11 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 5 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.1 DECREASING TO 0.9 EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN INCREASING TO 1.1 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 1.8 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 3.7 DECREASING TO 3.0 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2.2.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........49 64 64 50 46 55 61 53 36 52 53 41
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH CHC SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 20 20 30 30 40 20 20 20 20 40
TEMP............80 81 81 81 80 80 80 80 80 81 81 81
RH..............87 85 85 85 85 88 85 85 88 85 85 84
APARNT TMP (F)..86 87 87 87 85 85 85 85 85 87 87 88
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SSW S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 16 15 15 15 15 14 14
SFC WND DIR.....S S S S S S S SSW S S S S
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10
SFC WND GST.....15 15 15 15 15 16 15 15 15 15 14 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
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)...1.3 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.8 4.5 3.7 3.0 2.2 2.2
FORECASTER...EFFERSON
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2613995.5/LIX
.DELDT 05/21/26
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