417  
FNUS74 KLIX 071846  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE *INLAND*...NOAA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
146 PM CDT TUE APR 7 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  
 
STRONG EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL  
CONTINUE AT THE AREA OF OPERATION THROUGH TOMORROW. THESE  
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH SEAS AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TOMORROW. OUTSIDE OF THE HIGH WIND  
AND ROUGH SEA THREAT, DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH MAINLY  
CLEAR SKIES AND MILD TEMPERATURES. WBGT VALUES REMAIN LOW.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...71.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 16 TO 18 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 21 TO 22 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 9 TO 10 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 17 TO 18 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........36 27 33 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............70 70 71 71  
RH..............58 55 52 50  
APARNT TMP (F)..70 70 71 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE ENE ENE ENE  
20 FT WIND SPD..18 20 20 21  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 22 23  
SFC WND DIR.....ENE ENE ENE ENE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.16 17 17 18  
SFC WND GST.....22 22 22 23  
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE ENE E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 21 22 22  
TRANS WIND DIR..ENE ENE E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 9 10 10  
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 17 TO 19 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 24 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 9 TO 11 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 8.4.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 17 TO 20 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........9 21 9 9 42 38 40 50 21 37 31 34  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............71 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 70  
RH..............46 46 47 51 51 53 53 55 59 61 64 66  
APARNT TMP (F)..71 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 70  
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE ENE E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..22 22 22 22 21 21 21 20 20 21 20 21  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 25 25 25 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 24  
SFC WND DIR.....ENE ENE E E E E E E E E E E  
SFC WND SPD KTS.19 19 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 18 17 18  
SFC WND GST.....24 25 25 25 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 24  
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 24 23 21 21 21 20 20 21 20 21  
TRANS WIND DIR..ENE E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).11 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 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)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 9.4 8.4  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 18 TO 20 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 21 TO 25 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 9 TO 11 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......7.3 INCREASING INCREASING TO 25 DECREASING  
THEN DECREASING TO TO 11 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 18 TO 21 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........40 38 27 20 21 28 28 28 20 32 32 44  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20  
TEMP............71 71 71 72 72 71 71 71 72 71 72 73  
RH..............66 64 66 64 66 66 68 68 68 71 71 68  
APARNT TMP (F)..71 71 71 72 72 71 71 71 72 71 72 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..21 21 22 23 23 23 23 22 23 23 23 23  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 24 25 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25  
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E E E E E E E  
SFC WND SPD KTS.18 18 19 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20  
SFC WND GST.....24 24 24 25 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 22 24 25 24 23 23 23 23 23 23  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10  
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)...7.3 8.4 9.4 7.3 5.8 4.5 25 25 25 11 11 11  
 
 
FORECASTER...GRIGSBY  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT  
.TAG 2609256.1/LIX  
.DELDT 04/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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