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FNUS74 KLIX 121617
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR EXTEX EAST TIMBALIER OIL SPILL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1117 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 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
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE LOCATION IN PROXIMITY TO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN
VARYING WIND DIRECTIONS OVER THE WEEKEND. IN GENERAL, EXPECT EASTERLY
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS THAT MAY BECOME BREEZY AT TIMES IN THE 10-15KT RANGE.
THERE MAY BE PERIODS OF SEVERAL HOURS AT A TIME THAT WIND BECOME
LIGHTER AND VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AS HIGH PRESSURE CENTER TRIES
TO DEVELOP ALONG THE LA COAST. WINDS IN THE PERIOD SHOULD YIELD
WAVES/SEAS AROUND 1 FOOT FOR NEARSHORE TO 2-3FT FOR GULF WATERS
FARTHER OFFSHORE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...91.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 9 TO 10 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 2 6 5 3 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............84 84 84 84 85 86
RH..............63 63 65 65 63 59
APARNT TMP (F)..88 88 89 89 90 91
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 16 15 15 14
SFC WND DIR.....ENE E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 10 9 9 9
SFC WND GST.....15 15 16 15 15 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10
TRANS WIND DIR..NE E E E E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).4 3 3 3 3 3
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...89.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 KNOTS DECREASING TO
AROUND 4 KNOTS OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
EAST OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER 3
AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3
TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 6 MPH AFTER 3
AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND IN THE EVENING,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 1
METERS/SECOND OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND AFTER 3 AM.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 10 12 6 4 5 9 8 7 9 23 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............84 84 84 84 84 83 83 83 83 83 82 82
RH..............64 65 66 63 63 65 65 65 65 65 70 70
APARNT TMP (F)..89 89 88 88 88 87 87 87 87 87 86 86
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE ESE E N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 8
SFC WND DIR.....ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE ESE E N N N
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 8 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WND GST.....13 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSW SSW SSW NNW NNW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 9 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6
TRANS WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSW SSW SSW NNW NNW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3
WAVE PERIOD (S).3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...90.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
EAST 8 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8 TO 9
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND INCREASING TO
AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8
TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........19 14 6 4 11 12 10 5 13 23 11 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............82 81 82 82 82 83 83 83 84 84 84 85
RH..............70 73 72 72 69 67 67 66 66 65 65 62
APARNT TMP (F)..86 86 87 87 86 88 88 87 89 89 89 90
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NNE NE E ESE ESE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 15 16 16
SFC WND DIR.....N N N N N NNE NE E ESE ESE E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.5 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10
SFC WND GST.....9 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 15 16 16
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW N N N N N N E E E ESE ESE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..NNW N N N N N N E E E ESE ESE
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 2
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...EFFERSON
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 09/12/25
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