909
FNUS74 KLIX 091849
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE *INLAND*...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
149 PM CDT THU APR 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
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR THE CONTINUED STRONG EAST WINDS OF 20 TO
25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL FINALLY BEGIN
TO EASE TOMORROW TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY ROUGH
AND SMALLER CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW WITH ONLY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF OF
SEEING AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM DEVELOP ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. OVERALL,
A LOW LIGHTNING RISK IS EXPECTED THROUGH TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL
ALSO REMAIN WELL BELOW ANY RISK LEVELS WITH WBGT VALUES HOVERING NEAR
70 EACH AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...71.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 21 TO 22 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 24 TO 25 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 11 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......3.5 INCREASING TO 4.5 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 22 TO 23 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........24 23 21 40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0
TEMP............71 71 71 71
RH..............81 81 81 81
APARNT TMP (F)..71 71 71 71
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..24 25 25 25
20 FT WIND GUST.28 26 26 28
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.21 22 22 22
SFC WND GST.....28 26 26 28
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 25 25 25
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).11 11 11 11
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...3.5 3.5 3.5 4.5
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 16 TO 22 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 18 TO 25 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 8 TO 11 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......3.5 INCREASING TO 9.5 LATE IN THE EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO 11 OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........45 49 39 33 36 35 37 39 51 51 29 54
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 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 72
RH..............79 79 76 79 81 81 81 76 79 79 79 79
APARNT TMP (F)..71 71 72 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 72
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E ESE ESE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..25 24 24 25 24 23 22 21 21 20 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST.29 29 28 28 26 25 25 24 23 23 22 22
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E E E ESE ESE E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.22 21 21 22 21 20 19 18 18 17 16 16
SFC WND GST.....29 29 28 28 26 25 25 24 23 23 22 22
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 24 24 25 24 23 22 22 21 20 18 18
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 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)...3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 9.5 9.5 11 11 11 11 11
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 15 TO 18 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 18 TO 21 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 8 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 9.4 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING 2.7 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 16 TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........54 60 49 32 26 51 56 49 49 45 49 36
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20
TEMP............70 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 73 72
RH..............84 81 84 81 81 81 84 81 84 84 79 79
APARNT TMP (F)..70 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 73 72
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 17 18 18 20 20 20 20 21 21 21
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.15 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 18
SFC WND GST.....21 21 21 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 20 20 20 21 20 20 21 21 21
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 9 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 9.4 3.5 3.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7
FORECASTER...GRIGSBY
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