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FNUS74 KLIX 221736
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1236 PM CDT WED APR 22 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 WILL MOVE OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. A SLOW
MODERATION IN RH VALUES WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WORKWEEK. THE NEXT CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WILL LIKELY BE
THIS COMING WEEKEND AS ANOTHER FRONT CLOSES IN ON THE REGION.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 18 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......9.4 DECREASING TO 7.3 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN INCREASING TO 9.5 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 8.4 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........54 40 65 50
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 30 20
TEMP............74 74 74 75
RH..............76 73 76 74
APARNT TMP (F)..74 74 74 75
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 17
SFC WND DIR.....ESE ESE ESE ESE
SFC WND SPD KTS.13 13 13 13
SFC WND GST.....17 17 17 17
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE ESE ESE
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 17 17
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 8
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...9.4 7.3 9.5 8.4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......9.4 INCREASING TO 11 EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
DECREASING TO 7.3 LATE IN THE EVENING
INCREASING TO 11 LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING
TO 25 DECREASING TO 7.3 OVERNIGHT INCREASING TO
10 DECREASING TO 7.3 AFTER 3 AM DECREASING TO
5.8 INCREASING TO 7.3 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........48 62 61 58 57 48 43 71 71 56 64 55
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 20 20 20 10 10 30 30 40 40 30
TEMP............74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73
RH..............76 76 78 79 79 76 76 76 76 77 77 78
APARNT TMP (F)..74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 17 17 18 17 17 17 17 17 16 15
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 18 20 20 21 21 21 20 18 17 17
SFC WND DIR.....ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.14 14 15 15 16 15 15 15 15 15 14 13
SFC WND GST.....17 18 18 20 20 21 21 21 20 18 17 17
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 18 21 21 21 18 20 20 18 16 16
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 8 9 9 9 8 9 9 8 7 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)...9.4 10 11 7.3 11 25 7.3 7.3 10 7.3 5.8 7.3
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......9.5 DECREASING TO 5.8 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO 3.5 LATE IN THE MORNING
DECREASING TO 0.9 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 1.3 INCREASING TO 2.2 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........56 69 46 41 34 27 50 37 27 35 30 36
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 10
TEMP............73 74 74 74 74 74 73 74 74 75 75 75
RH..............78 77 77 79 79 76 81 76 79 77 77 77
APARNT TMP (F)..73 74 74 74 74 74 73 74 74 75 75 75
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 16 16 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 17 17 18 18 20 18 20 20 20
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.13 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 14
SFC WND GST.....16 16 16 17 17 18 18 20 18 20 20 20
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE ESE ESE ESE SE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 16 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 18
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE ESE ESE ESE SE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8
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)...9.5 9.5 9.5 5.8 3.5 3.5 0.9 0.9 1.5 1.3 1.3 2.2
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY APRIL 29 THROUGH TUESDAY MAY 05
THE EXTENDED PATTERN STILL LOOKS PROGRESSIVE/ACTIVE GOING INTO
THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL AND INTO THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY. DIFFICULT
TO NARROW DOWN SPECIFICS, BUT A SERIES OF FRONTS AND ASSOCIATED
SHOWERS/STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN ANY STORMS AND FOLLOWING FRONTAL BOUNDARY PASSAGES.
EXPECT MORE DETAIL AS WE NEAR CLOSER.
FORECASTER...GILMORE
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 04/22/26
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