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FNUS74 KLIX 080911  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WELL #59 INCIDENT...NOAA RRT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
411 AM CDT THU MAY 8 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 STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL  
DAYS. THERE WILL BE LULLS, BUT THESE LULLS ARE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT  
WELL IN ADVANCE. THE NEXT SUBSTANTIAL LULL COULD OCCUR FROM MID/LATE  
AFTERNOON TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING.  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS WITH  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-274 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND BECOMING 2 TO  
3 METERS/SECOND.  
CEILING (KFT).......2.2 INCREASING TO 4.5 EARLY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN INCREASING TO 5.8 EARLY IN THE MORNING  
DECREASING TO 2.2 LATE IN THE MORNING  
DECREASING TO 1.5 INCREASING TO 2.7 EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 3.5 INCREASING TO  
4.5 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 7.3  
DECREASING TO 5.8 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 7.3.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........86 73 88 87 100 100 98 100 100 97 86 76 79  
WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF LKY CHC SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 80 50 60 70 70 70 80 70 50 20 20 20  
TEMP............70 71 71 71 72 73 72 72 73 73 73 75 74  
RH..............100 100 100 100 100 97 100 97 93 93 93 84 87  
APARNT TMP (F)..70 71 71 71 72 73 72 72 73 73 73 75 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE ENE NE NE NE E NE S W SW SSW N E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 9 9 9  
SURFACE WND DIR.NE ENE NE NE NE E NE S W SW SSW N E  
SURFACE WND SPD.6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7  
SURFACE WND GST.8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E E E ENE ENE ENE SE SE SE S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5  
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE E E E ENE ENE ENE SE SE SE S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CEILING (KFT)...4.5 2.2 4.5 5.8 2.2 1.5 1.5 2.7 3.5 4.5 7.3 5.8 7.3  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...213-274 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
CEILING (KFT).......1.3 INCREASING TO 2.9 EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN INCREASING TO 10 LATE IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO 5.9 OVERNIGHT DECREASING TO 0.5  
DECREASING TO 0.3 EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
OVERNIGHT, THEN GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........72 60 66 69 68 69 67 74 72 79 82 80  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 20 20 10 20 10 20 30 50 60 60  
TEMP............74 74 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 71 71  
RH..............90 87 93 97 97 100 100 100 100 100 100 100  
APARNT TMP (F)..74 74 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 71 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE S S S SSW SW SSW WSW WNW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
SURFACE WND DIR.SSE SSE SSE S S S SSW SW SSW WSW WNW N  
SURFACE WND SPD.7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
SURFACE WND GST.9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SSE SSE SSE S S S SSW SSW SSW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5  
TRANS WIND DIR..S SSE SSE SSE S S S SSW SSW SSW SW SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CEILING (KFT)...1.3 2.9 3.0 10 10 10 5.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7  
TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-457 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6  
TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND IN THE MORNING  
AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CEILING (KFT).......0.3 INCREASING TO 2.7 EARLY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN INCREASING TO 5.8 EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO 7.3 LATE IN THE MORNING  
DECREASING TO 4.9 DECREASING TO 3.9 EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3.3.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........82 77 74 82 83 88 90 92 90 89 87 85  
WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF 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 (%).60 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  
TEMP............71 70 71 72 72 71 72 72 72 72 72 72  
RH..............100 100 100 97 93 97 94 90 90 90 90 90  
APARNT TMP (F)..71 70 71 72 72 71 72 72 72 72 72 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNE NE NE NE NE ENE E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 12 13 13  
SURFACE WND DIR.NNW NNW NNW NNE NE NE NE NE ENE E E E  
SURFACE WND SPD.6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9  
SURFACE WND GST.8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 12 13 13  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW N N N N N N NNE NNE NNE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..SW N N N N N N NNE NNE NNE SE SE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CEILING (KFT)...0.3 2.7 5.8 7.3 5.8 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.4 3.9 3.3  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST  
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.    
WEDNESDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
 

 
FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT  
.TAG 2513315.1/LIX  
.DELDT 05/08/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SYDNEY.C.SONNEGA@USCG.MIL,BRANDI.TODD@NOAA.GOV,BFOLSE@FOREFRONTEM.COM,SITUATIONALUNIT@FOREFRONTEM.COM,ANDREW.C.SHAW@USCG.MIL,SAVANNAH.TURNER@NOAA.GOV  
 
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