961  
FNUS74 KLIX 310905  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
405 AM CDT SUN MAY 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 BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS OVER THE WATERS  
RELATIVELY BENIGN. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS  
WILL REMAIN BELOW 2 FEET. THE SEABREEZE CYCLE WILL LEAD TO SOME  
VARIABILITY IN WIND DIRECTION NEAR THE COAST, AND A FEW  
THUNDERSTORMS COULD FIRE UP IN RELATION TO THIS SEABREEZE/LANDBREEZE  
CYCLE. ANY STORMS WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AND WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY GUSTY  
WINDS AND LIGHTNING. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS STILL EXPECTED TO SLIP  
INTO THE WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL TURN  
NORTHEASTERLY AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE WAKE OF THIS  
WEAK FRONT. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE A BIT MORE WIDESPREAD AS  
THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH, AND A FEW STRONGER STORMS WITH HIGH WIND  
GUSTS COULD DEVELOP. BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, THE FRONT WILL  
DISSIPATE AND A RETURN TO A PREVAILING SOUTHEAST WIND IS EXPECTED.  
HOWEVER, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL TIGHTEN  
UP AS A LOW FORMS OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND A BROAD HIGH REMAINS  
CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. THIS WILL PUSH WINDS INTO THE  
15 TO 20 KNOT RANGE BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND SEAS WILL INCREASE TO  
3 TO 5 FEET.  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...87.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 5AM  
SKY (%).........34  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0  
TEMP............81  
RH..............85  
APARNT TMP (F)..87  
20 FT WIND DIR..S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6  
20 FT WIND GUST.7  
SFC WND DIR.....S  
SFC WND SPD KTS.5  
SFC WND GST.....7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7  
TRANS WIND DIR..S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3  
WAVE PERIOD (S).1  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0  
CEILING (KFT)...25  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...93.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 4 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 8  
KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........43 39 33 33 38 35 35 29 23 33 40 44  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............81 81 82 83 83 84 84 84 84 84 84 84  
RH..............85 85 82 80 77 74 74 77 77 77 77 77  
APARNT TMP (F)..87 87 89 91 90 92 92 93 93 93 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 12 12  
SFC WND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WND SPD KTS.4 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 8  
SFC WND GST.....6 6 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 12 12  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SSW S SSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SSW S SSW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 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 25 25 25  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...91.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 16 AFTER 3 AM.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........41 51 47 47 40 43 47 47 52 52 41 40  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............83 83 83 82 82 82 82 82 82 81 81 81  
RH..............80 80 80 82 85 82 85 85 85 88 88 88  
APARNT TMP (F)..91 91 91 89 90 89 90 90 90 88 88 88  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7  
SFC WND DIR.....S S S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SW  
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5  
SFC WND GST.....9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW S SSW S S S SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 8 7  
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW S SSW S S S SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3  
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 25 18 16  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...93.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH UP  
TO 6 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........3 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......14 DECREASING TO 11 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 16 EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 25.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5  
TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........45 43 42 37 38 33 34 36 22 21 28 25  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 0 0  
TEMP............81 82 82 83 83 84 84 84 84 84 84 84  
RH..............88 85 82 80 80 77 77 77 77 77 77 77  
APARNT TMP (F)..88 90 89 91 91 93 93 93 93 93 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SSW SSW SSW S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8  
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW SW SSW SSW SSW S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW  
SFC WND SPD KTS.4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6  
SFC WND GST.....6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW SW SW SW SW SSW SSW S S SSW SSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW SSW SW SW SW SW SSW SSW S S SSW SSW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4  
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CEILING (KFT)...14 11 16 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS  
IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND  
80. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND  
80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND  
80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.    
SATURDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.  
 

 
FORECASTER...STANFIELD  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT  
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.DELDT 05/31/26  
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