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FNUS74 KLIX 071951  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WELL #59 INCIDENT...NOAA RRT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
251 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2025  
 
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
 
 
PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON  
INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THEN A LULL IN ACTIVITY IS FORECAST  
LATE TONIGHT INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND STORMS  
CONTINUE THOUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND, BUT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL  
REDUCE LATE IN THE WEEK (AROUND EARLY SUNDAY).  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 23 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 20 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 6 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.  
CEILING (KFT).......1.3 INCREASING TO 2.2 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........90 90 88  
WEATHER COV.....DEF LKY CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........LKY LKY CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 70 30  
TEMP............75 73 73  
RH..............90 93 93  
APARNT TMP (F)..75 73 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE NE ENE  
20 FT WIND SPD..23 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.32 23 23  
SURFACE WND DIR.ENE NE ENE  
SURFACE WND SPD.23 16 16  
SURFACE WND GST.32 23 23  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 20 20  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 9 9  
CEILING (KFT)...1.3 1.3 2.2  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-274 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6  
TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.  
CEILING (KFT).......2.7 INCREASING TO 8.5.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
7 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........91 82 77 64 58 69 70 74 74 81 70 61  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 50 50 50 40 40 40 40 50 50 70 80  
TEMP............74 72 72 72 72 73 72 72 73 72 71 71  
RH..............93 97 100 100 100 97 100 100 100 100 100 100  
APARNT TMP (F)..74 72 72 72 72 73 72 72 73 72 71 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E ESE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SE SE S  
20 FT WIND SPD..17 14 14 14 13 12 10 10 10 9 9 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 20 12 12 12 12 12 10  
SURFACE WND DIR.E E E ESE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SE SE S  
SURFACE WND SPD.17 14 14 14 13 12 10 10 10 9 9 7  
SURFACE WND GST.24 20 12 12 12 12 12 10  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E ESE ESE ESE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE ESE ESE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 15 15 15 13 13 13 8 8 8 6 6  
TRANS WIND DIR..E ESE ESE ESE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE ESE ESE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3  
CEILING (KFT)...2.7 2.7 3.5 4.5 8.5 8.4 10 10 9.5 9.5 9.0 8.5  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS WITH  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-396 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 2 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 3  
METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CEILING (KFT).......9.0 DECREASING TO 5.8 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 3.5 LATE IN THE MORNING  
DECREASING TO 1.1 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 7.3 INCREASING TO 9.0 LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 0.8 DECREASING TO 0.7  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7  
TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 8  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........71 73 51 79 74 71 78 86 81 83 81 76  
WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF DEF LKY DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 80 80 70 80 70 60 70 60 60 50 40  
TEMP............70 71 72 72 74 73 74 74 74 74 75 74  
RH..............100 100 100 100 93 93 90 90 90 90 84 90  
APARNT TMP (F)..70 71 72 72 74 73 74 74 74 74 75 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SSE S S W WNW W WNW ENE E ESE S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 8 7 9 9 9 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10  
SURFACE WND DIR.S SSE S S W WNW W WNW ENE E ESE S  
SURFACE WND SPD.7 7 7 6 6 8 7 9 9 9 9 8  
SURFACE WND GST.10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE SE SE SE SW SW SW WNW WNW WNW SSW SSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 7 7  
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE SE SE SE SW SW SW WNW WNW WNW SSW SSW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3  
CEILING (KFT)...9.0 9.0 9.0 5.8 3.5 3.5 1.1 1.3 7.3 9.0 0.8 0.7  
 

 
FORECASTER...LIM  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT  
.TAG 2513237.1/LIX  
.DELDT 05/07/25  
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