908  
FNUS74 KLIX 210000  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR O-02 S...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
700 PM CDT WED MAY 20 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 TO MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA LEADING TO GRADUALLY  
INCREASING RAIN CHANCES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME  
MORE AREA-WIDE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 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.  
   
FOG REMARKS
 
 
PATCHY LIGHT FOG ESPECIALLY NEAR INLAND WATER BODIES WILL REMAIN  
POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING THOUGH PROBABILITIES  
REMAIN LOW, LESS THAN 30%. SINCE NO NOTABLE RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED  
WITHIN THE AREA, THIS CONCURS WITH THE PRIOR FORECAST THAT FOG  
CHANCES HAVE NOT INCREASED.  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............70.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...87.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-335 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............5.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........68 67 84 91 98 93 95 97 95 99 99  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 10 20  
TEMP............82 78 77 76 76 75 74 74 73 73 73  
DEWPOINT........72 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 70 70 69  
RH..............72 82 85 87 85 87 90 90 90 90 87  
APARNT TMP (F)..87 78 77 76 76 75 74 74 73 73 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SSE SSE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SSE SSE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2  
LVORI...........3 5 5 6 5 6 7 7 7 7 7  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............71.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...92.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1067 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 2 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............4.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........97 97 96 96 87 93 95 89 86 93 86 87  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 10 10  
TEMP............71 73 74 78 81 83 84 85 85 86 84 84  
DEWPOINT........69 70 72 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72  
RH..............93 90 93 85 74 70 67 65 65 63 67 67  
APARNT TMP (F)..71 73 74 78 85 88 90 91 91 92 90 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S SSE SSE S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 7 6 8 9 8 9 9 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 7 8 9 12 13 13 13 14 13  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 7 7 8 10 12 13 13 13  
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6  
LVORI...........6 6 6 4 3 3 3 1 1 2 3 1  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............71.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...90.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-701 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............5.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.21 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........84 81 83 84 86 84 81 79 80 81 82 83  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 0 10 70 70 70 70 70  
TEMP............84 81 78 77 77 77 76 76 76 75 75 75  
DEWPOINT........72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 70 70  
RH..............67 74 82 85 85 82 85 85 85 87 84 84  
APARNT TMP (F)..90 85 78 77 77 77 76 76 76 75 75 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 15 16 16  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SSE SSE SSE S S S SSE S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 9 9 9 10 9 8 9 9 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S SSE SSE SSE S S S SSE S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
LVORI...........3 3 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 5  
 

 
FORECASTER...STANFIELD  
REQUESTED BY...DAVID STOESZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2614073.1/LIX  
.DELDT 05/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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