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FNUS74 KLIX 180905
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR EXTEX EAST TIMBALIER OIL SPILL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
405 AM CDT THU SEP 18 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 SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVERHEAD OR JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE
LOCAL AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THAT PLACEMENT OF THE RIDGE
IN RELATION TO THE NEARBY COASTAL WATERS WILL RESULT IN MODERATE
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SLIGHT DIRECTIONAL
CHANGES DUE TO SEA/LAKE/LAND BREEZE INFLUENCES ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE
WATERS, SOUNDS, AND TIDAL LAKES CAN BE EXPECTED. WAVES AND SEAS WILL
GENERALLY BE IN THE 1-2 FT FOR NEARSHORE AND PROTECTED WATERS WITH
2- 4 FT IN THE OUTER WATERS.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...83.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS AROUND 6 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
TEMP............80
RH..............69
APARNT TMP (F)..83
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE
20 FT WIND SPD..7
20 FT WIND GUST.8
SFC WND DIR.....ENE
SFC WND SPD KTS.6
SFC WND GST.....8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E
TRANSP WIND SPD.7
TRANS WIND DIR..E
TRANS SPD (M/S).3
WAVE PERIOD (S).4
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1
CEILING (KFT)...25
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...89.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 3 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 16 8 7 6 6 5 6 8 8 10 11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
TEMP............80 80 81 82 83 83 84 84 84 84 84 83
RH..............72 72 69 67 65 65 63 63 63 65 63 65
APARNT TMP (F)..83 83 85 86 87 87 88 88 88 89 88 87
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE NE NE ENE ENE E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 13 14 15 16 15 17 17 17 17
SFC WND DIR.....ENE NE NE ENE ENE E E E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 7 8 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12
SFC WND GST.....9 9 10 13 14 15 16 15 17 17 17 17
TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 10 10 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15
TRANS WIND DIR..E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
WAVE PERIOD (S).4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4
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
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...86.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........10 12 11 11 10 10 12 13 14 17 19 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............82 82 81 81 81 80 80 80 80 80 80 80
RH..............67 69 72 72 72 74 74 74 74 74 74 77
APARNT TMP (F)..86 86 85 85 85 83 83 83 83 83 83 84
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 13 13 13 12 12 10 10 9 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 12 10 9 10
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.12 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 7 8
SFC WND GST.....17 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 12 10 9 10
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E ESE ESE ESE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 13 13 13 10 10 10 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E ESE ESE ESE E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 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
FORECASTER...STANFIELD
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2521991.5/LIX
.DELDT 09/18/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRANDI.TODD@NOAA.GOV
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