008  
FNUS74 KLIX 062216  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAPSUCKER...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
416 PM CST FRI MAR 6 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
 
 
MOIST, ONSHORE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.  
WHILE DENSE FOG IS UNLIKELY, LIGHT TO MODERATE PATCHY FOG WILL BE  
POSSIBLE EACH MORNING CLOSER TO THE COASTAL AREAS. INCREASED  
MOISTURE WILL YIELD MIN RH'S THIS AFTERNOON IN THE 50'S TO 60'S,  
STEADILY INCREASING INTO THE 60'S TO 70'S THIS WEEKEND. THE  
HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES ARE ON SUNDAY WITH SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD  
SHOWERS AND STORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL, GUSTY WINDS AND  
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS. WE'LL REMAIN IN A  
MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 5PM  
SKY (%).........48  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10  
TEMP............77  
RH..............79  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..9  
20 FT WIND GUST.16  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5  
EYE LVL WND GST.10  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........51 62 63 80 75 76 78 82 88 90 87 83  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............73 71 71 70 70 70 69 70 69 69 68 68  
RH..............87 93 93 97 97 97 100 93 97 97 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 14 15 15 15 13 14 13 14 14 14  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........76 92 78 77 80 74 71 72 65 70 59 74  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 40 40 40 40 40 40  
TEMP............68 67 69 72 75 77 78 78 79 79 80 77  
RH..............100 100 100 97 87 82 79 79 77 77 72 82  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 13  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S SSE S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 15 15 16 15 13 14 14 14 12  
 

 
FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS  
REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2604879.3/LIX  
.DELDT 03/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SAMI_GRAY@FWS.GOV,JAMES_BATES@FWS.GOV,DAVID_STOESZ@FWS.GOV  
 
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