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FNUS74 KLIX 271826
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
126 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 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
MAIN FOCUS WILL BE ON A COLD FRONT SWINGING THROUGH THE LOCATION
LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, PROVIDING AN INCREASE
IN NORTHERLY/OFFSHORE WINDS. TIMING OF THE FRONT PASSAGE IS
BETWEEN 12AM AND 3AM SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY/STRONG
OUT OF THE NORTH THROUGH THE DAY, WITH GUSTS NEARING 30 KNOTS AT
TIMES. WINDS REDUCE SOME SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING, BUT
INCREASE AGAIN ON SUNDAY TRANSITIONING OUT OF THE EAST.
ADDITIONALLY, WAVES WILL STEADILY CLIMB SHORTLY FOLLOWING THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE, MAINLY DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY, COMING DOWN
DURING THE LULL IN WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY, BUT
PICKS BACK UP DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. WINDS
LOWER AND REMAIN PREVAILING OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST TO DUE SOUTH NEXT
WEEK, WITH WAVES/SEAS LOWERING AS WELL. FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORM'S SUNDAY, WITH BETTER COVERAGE MONDAY THROUGH THE
MIDDLE TO LATER PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 7 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 10 9 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 74 74 73
RH..............79 76 76 79
APARNT TMP (F)..74 74 74 73
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SW SW WSW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 9 10
SFC WND DIR.....SSW SW SW WSW
SFC WND SPD KTS.4 5 6 7
SFC WND GST.....6 7 9 10
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW WSW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 10 12
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW WSW W
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 5
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 10 TO 18 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 16 TO
23 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 26 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
7 TO 10 METERS/SECOND OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 8.5 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10
TO 18 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........9 11 10 11 13 12 19 27 32 38 36 39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 70 70 69 68 68 68 67 67 67 66 66
RH..............81 87 87 90 93 90 90 93 93 90 90 87
APARNT TMP (F)..72 70 70 69 68 68 68 67 67 67 66 66
20 FT WIND DIR..WSW WSW W W W W WNW WNW NNW N NNE NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 12 14 17 21
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 13 17 21 24
SFC WND DIR.....WSW WSW W W W W WNW WNW NNW N NNE NNE
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 10 12 15 18
SFC WND GST.....9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 13 17 21 24
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W WNW WNW WNW NNW N NNE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 10 10 12 12 12 16 21 23 26
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W WNW WNW WNW NNW N NNE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 7 9 10 12
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 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 8.5
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 22 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 17
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......4.5 DECREASING TO 3.5 EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN DECREASING TO 2.7 EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 3.5 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 25.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 23 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37 36 35 17 10 9 10 8 7 8 8 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 66 67 68 69 70 71 71 72 72 72 71
RH..............84 78 70 65 59 53 51 49 48 46 44 44
APARNT TMP (F)..66 66 67 68 69 70 71 71 72 72 72 71
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..23 25 25 25 24 23 22 21 20 20 17 17
20 FT WIND GUST.29 30 30 30 29 28 26 24 23 23 21 21
SFC WND DIR.....NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.20 22 22 22 21 20 19 18 17 17 15 15
SFC WND GST.....29 30 30 30 29 28 26 24 23 23 21 21
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 26 25 25 24 23 22 21 20 20 17 17
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).13 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 8 8
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)...4.5 3.5 2.7 2.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 25 25 25 25 25
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY APRIL 03 THROUGH THURSDAY APRIL 09
LOOKING AT LATE NEXT WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND, THE PATTERN DOES TRY
TO BECOME A BIT MORE ACTIVE AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. NOT
CONFIDENT IF THE FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH OR STALL, REGARDLESS,
RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE SCATTERED AT TIMES. GREATER CONFIDENCE
IN POSSIBLE IMPACTS WILL COME AS WE NEAR CLOSER.
FORECASTER...GILMORE
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 03/27/26
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