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FNUS74 KLIX 091732
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE 59 MARLIN SARDINIA *OFFSHORE*...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1232 PM CDT MON MAR 9 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
DENSE MARINE FOG IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING.
ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK, STRENGTHENING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE
COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT, WINDS WILL TURN OFFSHORE AND STRENGTHEN WITH
POTENTIAL FOR GALE CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST
THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE WINDS GRADUALLY BEGIN TO EASE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND EASTERLY BY THE WEEKEND.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.1 INCREASING TO 8.5 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN DECREASING TO 0.2 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 0.3 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........46 40 31 31 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............73 73 73 73 73
RH..............87 90 90 90 90
APARNT TMP (F)..73 73 73 73 73
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 9 8 8
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 7 6 6 5
SFC WND GST.....12 10 9 8 8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 9 8
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2
CEILING (KFT)...1.1 8.5 0.2 0.3 0.3
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......0.3 INCREASING TO 0.4 LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
DECREASING TO 0.3 LATE IN THE EVENING
INCREASING TO 3.5 LATE IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO 0.3 DECREASING TO 0.2 OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........39 56 54 57 57 68 69 65 65 62 62 57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............73 74 72 72 72 71 72 71 71 71 71 71
RH..............90 87 93 90 93 97 93 97 97 97 93 93
APARNT TMP (F)..73 74 72 72 72 71 72 71 71 71 71 71
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 9 9 9 10 12 12 10 10 10
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
SFC WND SPD KTS.5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
SFC WND GST.....8 8 9 9 9 9 10 12 12 10 10 10
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 8 9 9 10 9 12 12 12 13 14
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
CEILING (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.3 INCREASING TO 1.8 EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN INCREASING TO 13 EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING
TO 1.3 INCREASING TO 2.7 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 2.2.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........58 52 59 40 53 54 51 57 62 56 40 46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 71 70 71 72 73 72 73 73 73 74 75
RH..............93 93 97 90 90 87 90 87 90 90 87 84
APARNT TMP (F)..71 71 70 71 72 73 72 73 73 73 74 75
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 12 12
SFC WND DIR.....SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
SFC WND GST.....12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 14 13 14 14 13 12 12 12 13
TRANS WIND DIR..S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
CEILING (KFT)...1.3 1.8 13 25 25 25 1.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.2
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 24 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY MARCH 16 THROUGH SUNDAY MARCH 22
LIGHT SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WILL CONTINUE EARLY NEXT WEEK.
ANOTHER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE IS FORECAST TUESDAY, MARCH 17,
WHICH WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT, WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY.
STARTING LATE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND
GENERALLY EASTERLY THROUGH FRIDAY, MARCH 20 BEFORE RETURNING
TO ONSHORE FLOW ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21.
FORECASTER...SCHLOTZHAUER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 03/09/26
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