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FNUS74 KLIX 300834
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
334 AM CDT THU APR 30 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
CHANCES OF RAIN WILL REMAIN HIGH GOING INTO THE WEEKEND WITH
GREATEST PROBABILITIES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. EXPECT
WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH THESE RAIN EVENTS. ONSHORE FLOW
OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN A
COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE GULF WATERS. THIS TRANSITION
STARTS FRIDAY AND SHOULD BE THROUGH THE WATERS BY LATE SATURDAY
MORNING. SEAS WILL REMAIN UP TO 3 FEET UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH, THEN NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS WILL RISE POSSIBLY TO SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING ENDING
DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AS WINDS EASE FOR THE START OF THE NEW WEEK.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........71
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10
TEMP............77
RH..............85
APARNT TMP (F)..77
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..9
20 FT WIND GUST.12
SFC WND DIR.....SSW
SFC WND SPD KTS.8
SFC WND GST.....12
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).6
WAVE PERIOD (S).2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0
CEILING (KFT)...25
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 11 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO 1.8 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 3.5 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 4.5 INCREASING TO 10 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........77 81 67 71 69 73 56 66 74 41 53 44
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 30
TEMP............77 77 76 75 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 77
RH..............88 88 87 94 87 85 85 85 85 85 85 85
APARNT TMP (F)..77 77 76 75 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 77
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SW SW SW SW SW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 12 12
SFC WND DIR.....SSW SW SW SW SW SW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
SFC WND GST.....12 12 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SW SW WSW WSW WSW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 12 12 10 9 9 9 12 12 13 14
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW SW SW WSW WSW WSW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 11 2.2 1.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.5 11 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING,
THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 9 TO 11 KNOTS AFTER 3 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 10 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 METERS/SECOND DECREASING TO
4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND AFTER 3 AM.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......5.8 DECREASING TO 4.5 EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN INCREASING TO 11 LATE IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO 1.3 LATE IN THE EVENING
INCREASING TO 1.8 DECREASING TO 1.3 OVERNIGHT
DECREASING TO 0.7 DECREASING TO 0.4 AFTER 3 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........42 64 71 73 76 84 77 79 79 83 80 88
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 30 10 20 20 10 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............77 78 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 75
RH..............85 82 87 87 85 87 87 87 87 87 87 84
APARNT TMP (F)..77 78 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 75
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S S S S NE NE ENE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 12 13
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 13 14 14
SFC WND DIR.....SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S S S S NE NE ENE
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 11
SFC WND GST.....10 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 13 14 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SW SSW SSW SSW SW SW WSW WNW N NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 12 13
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW SW SSW SSW SSW SW SW WSW WNW N NE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...5.8 4.5 4.5 4.5 11 1.3 1.8 1.8 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.4
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 12 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 15 TO 17 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 17
TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST AROUND 6 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHEAST 8 TO 9 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......0.6 INCREASING TO 1.0 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO 0.9 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 0.8 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 0.9 INCREASING TO 1.0 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 7.5.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 16 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........82 86 83 84 85 87 88 90 88 86 84 87
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70
TEMP............74 74 73 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75
RH..............90 87 90 87 90 90 87 87 84 87 87 87
APARNT TMP (F)..74 74 73 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75
20 FT WIND DIR..NE ENE NE ENE E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 20
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 17 18 18 20 20 21 21 21 21 22
SFC WND DIR.....NE ENE NE ENE E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
SFC WND SPD KTS.12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 17
SFC WND GST.....16 17 17 18 18 20 20 21 21 21 21 22
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE ENE ENE E E E E ESE ESE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 20
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE ENE ENE E E E E ESE ESE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9
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)...0.6 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.2 7.5
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS
AROUND 70. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 23 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 22 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
FORECASTER...SCHLOTZHAUER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 04/30/26
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