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FNUS74 KLIX 111847
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR EXTEX EAST TIMBALIER OIL SPILL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
147 PM CDT THU SEP 11 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
A GENERAL EAST AND NORTHEAST WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW AT
THE INCIDENT SITE. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE FROM 15 TO 20 KNOTS
THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 10 KNOTS TOMORROW. HOWEVER, WAVES WILL REMAIN
SOMEWHAT CHOPPY AT 1 TO 2 FEET TODAY AND AROUND 1 FOOT TOMORROW. DRY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH NO RISK OF LIGHTNING ACTIVITY THROUGH
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...88.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 13 TO 15 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 7 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 4 9 5 3 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............83 83 84 83 84 84
RH..............65 65 61 63 59 57
APARNT TMP (F)..87 87 88 87 87 87
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE ENE ENE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 17 16 16 15
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 22 21 21 20
SFC WND DIR.....ENE ENE ENE E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.14 14 15 14 14 13
SFC WND GST.....20 20 22 21 21 20
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE ENE ENE ENE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 15
TRANS WIND DIR..ENE ENE ENE ENE E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 7 7
WAVE PERIOD (S).3 4 4 4 4 5
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...88.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 5 TO 13 KNOTS DECREASING TO AROUND 4
KNOTS AFTER 3 AM, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 3 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING
NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........2 4 5 6 4 4 6 7 5 7 12 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............85 83 83 83 83 83 83 82 83 82 82 82
RH..............55 59 61 59 59 59 61 61 59 63 65 65
APARNT TMP (F)..88 86 86 86 86 86 86 85 86 85 85 85
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E ENE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..15 13 12 10 10 10 9 7 6 6 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 15 14 15 14 13 13 10 9 8 7 8
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E ENE NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.13 11 10 9 9 9 8 6 5 5 4 5
SFC WND GST.....18 15 14 15 14 13 13 10 9 8 7 8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E ESE ESE ESE E E E NNE NNE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 13 13 9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E ESE ESE ESE E E E NNE NNE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
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 25 25
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...89.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO
THE NORTH 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 4
METERS/SECOND IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15 12 3 4 4 5 6 4 8 7 5 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............81 82 81 82 82 83 84 84 85 85 85 85
RH..............67 67 69 67 65 63 61 61 57 59 59 59
APARNT TMP (F)..84 86 85 86 85 87 88 88 88 89 89 89
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE E E ESE ESE ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 12 10 9 7 8 9 10 10 8
20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 14 14 14 13
SFC WND DIR.....NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE E E ESE ESE ESE
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 8 9 10 9 8 6 7 8 9 9 7
SFC WND GST.....9 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 14 14 14 13
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE N N N NNE NNE NNE E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10
TRANS WIND DIR..NNE N N N NNE NNE NNE E E E E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
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 25 25
FORECASTER...GRIGSBY
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 09/11/25
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