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FNUS74 KLIX 141801
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR NBI...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
101 PM CDT WED OCT 14 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
HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP WINDS RELATIVELY CALM THROUGH THURSDAY. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT,
BRINGING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND RAPID BUILDING SEAS. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH GALE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS ON LATE
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TURN EASTERLY SUNDAY BUT
REMAIN ELEVATED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
REMARKS
THERE IS A CONCERN FOR FOG BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING,
HOWEVER THE BETTER CHANCES FOR THIS LOOK TO BE INLAND AS OPPOSED
TO OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. ANY FOG THAT DOES FORM SHOULD BURN OFF
BY MID MORNING BOTH DAYS.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............73.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 8 TO 9 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 8 KNOTS.
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 9 7 5 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0
DEWPOINT........73 74 74 73 74
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 10 10 10
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 8 8 8 8
SFC WND GST.....12 11 10 10 10
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............73.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 KNOTS.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........9 22 25 17 15 26 38 45 51 70 51 42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DEWPOINT........73 74 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 73 74
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 11 11 11 10 10 9 7 6 5
SFC WND DIR.....E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 8 9 10 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 4
SFC WND GST.....10 10 11 11 11 10 10 9 7 6 5
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............74.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE 5
TO 9 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 KNOTS IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........40 40 52 47 42 46 50 54 53 53 52 52
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
DEWPOINT........73 73 73 73 74 74 75 75 75 74 74 74
20 FT WIND DIR..E ENE NNE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE ENE
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 7 8 9 9 8 7 5 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 7 9 10 11 11 10 8 6 4 3
SFC WND DIR.....E ENE NNE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE ENE
SFC WND SPD KTS.4 5 6 7 8 9 9 8 7 5 3 2
SFC WND GST.....5 6 7 9 10 11 11 10 8 6 4 3
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
FORECASTER...LISNEY
REQUESTED BY...BARRET FORTIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2623775.0/LIX
.DELDT 10/14/26
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.EMAIL BARRET_FORTIER@FWS.GOV
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