997
FNUS74 KLIX 291813
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
113 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 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
WINDS WILL BE PERSISTENT FROM EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH
TOMORROW. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE A LIGHT CHOP FROM WAVES OF 1 TO
OCCASIONALLY 2 FEET. A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE AROUND THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT, BUT LIGHTNING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER, RAIN CHANCES INCREASE
TOMORROW WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST FROM
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. OCCASIONAL
LIGHTNING STRIKES, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, AND WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS
WILL OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THE SITE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 13 TO 15 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 18 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 7 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......3.9 INCREASING TO 5.3 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........45 49 55 57
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30
TEMP............74 74 74 73
RH..............76 79 79 79
APARNT TMP (F)..74 74 74 73
20 FT WIND DIR..E ESE ESE ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 16 17
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 20 20
SFC WND DIR.....E ESE ESE ESE
SFC WND SPD KTS.13 14 14 15
SFC WND GST.....17 18 20 20
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E ESE ESE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 17 18
TRANS WIND DIR..E E ESE ESE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 8 8
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...3.9 4.3 4.8 5.3
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AROUND SUNRISE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 22 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 7 TO 10 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......5.7 INCREASING TO 6.7 EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN DECREASING TO 3.9 OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........63 69 70 68 65 62 65 67 69 72 68 67
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 30 30 30
TEMP............73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72
RH..............81 79 81 84 84 84 84 87 87 87 87 87
APARNT TMP (F)..73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 18 17
SFC WND DIR.....ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
SFC WND SPD KTS.15 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 12
SFC WND GST.....21 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 18 17
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE ESE E E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 21 21 21 22 21 21 20 20 17 16
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE E E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 8 7
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)...5.7 6.2 6.7 7.1 7.6 6.7 5.8 4.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......3.4 DECREASING TO 2.9 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO 2.3 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 3.4 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 4.9.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........66 64 61 51 63 40 37 39 40 39 36 33
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20
TEMP............72 72 72 73 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75
RH..............87 87 87 84 82 82 82 79 82 82 79 79
APARNT TMP (F)..72 72 72 73 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE SE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE ESE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 15 15 15 15
SFC WND DIR.....ESE SE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE ESE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
SFC WND GST.....16 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 15 15 15 15
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE ESE ESE SE SSE SE SE ESE SE ESE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE ESE ESE SE SSE SE SE ESE SE ESE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
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)...3.9 3.9 3.4 2.9 2.3 3.4 3.4 4.1 4.9 5.6 5.6 5.6
FORECASTER...GRIGSBY
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2608277.1/LIX
.DELDT 03/29/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SR-LIX.FORECASTERS@NOAA.GOV,RCDAUTERIVE@LOOPLLC.COM,BRANDI.TODD@NOAA.GOV,DEMASKEY@CLEANGULFASSOC.COM,NWCOPELAND@LOOPLLC.COM,ELYONS@AMPOL.NET,PETER.LEBEL@NOAA.GOV,TCSHAW@LOOPLLC.COM
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page