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FNUS74 KLIX 160927
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
427 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
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 COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. VERY STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. SEAS
WILL INCREASE QUICKLY TO 4 TO 6 FEET JUST OFFSHORE THIS MORNING AND
8 TO 11 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT, GRADUALLY IMPROVING DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY.
A MUCH CALMER PATTERN IS EXPECTED FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...56.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WINDY. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 32 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 KNOTS DECREASING TO 22 TO 24 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 34 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 30 TO 39 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 13 TO 17 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......2.7 INCREASING TO 25 THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTH WINDS 24 TO 33 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 52 MPH DECREASING TO 21 TO 23 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 39 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........51 53 76 71 65 65 62 51 25 13 23 17 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 56 53 52 50 51 50 51 52 54 55 55 54
RH..............81 77 74 71 71 63 58 56 52 48 43 41 41
APARNT TMP (F)..60 56 53 52 41 51 42 51 52 54 55 55 54
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW
20 FT WIND SPD..36 37 36 37 37 32 31 29 28 28 28 26 25
20 FT WIND GUST.39 40 49 52 52 45 44 40 39 39 39 37 36
SFC WND DIR.....N N N N N N N NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW
SFC WND SPD KTS.31 32 31 32 32 28 27 25 24 24 24 23 22
SFC WND GST.....39 40 49 52 52 45 44 40 39 39 39 37 36
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW
TRANSP WIND SPD.36 38 39 38 37 33 35 33 30 31 30 30 30
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW
TRANS SPD (M/S).16 17 17 17 17 15 16 15 13 14 13 13 13
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...2.7 2.7 2.7 3.5 4.5 4.5 8.5 8.5 25 25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...39.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS 19 TO 22 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
31 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 29 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 10 TO 13 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 18 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
36 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........38 58 52 58 74 81 76 75 58 66 44 45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 54 53 52 51 51 50 50 49 48 48 47
RH..............40 41 45 46 46 46 46 46 46 47 47 49
APARNT TMP (F)..54 54 53 52 51 51 43 43 42 41 41 39
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..25 24 25 25 24 24 23 23 23 22 22 22
20 FT WIND GUST.36 33 36 36 33 33 32 32 32 31 31 31
SFC WND DIR.....NNW NNW N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WND SPD KTS.22 21 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 19 19 19
SFC WND GST.....36 33 36 36 33 33 32 32 32 31 31 31
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 29 28 26 25 25 25 25 24 23 23 22
TRANS WIND DIR..NNW NNW N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).13 13 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 22 20 18 22 13 25 25 25 25
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...37.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 19 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 6 TO 10 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........29 32 35 31 26 29 32 35 26 18 9 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 46 45 45 46 47 48 49 51 52 54 55
RH..............51 49 51 51 49 45 44 40 37 36 35 35
APARNT TMP (F)..38 38 37 37 39 41 42 44 51 52 54 55
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..22 21 20 18 17 16 14 13 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.31 29 28 25 24 23 20 17 16 16 16 16
SFC WND DIR.....N N N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
SFC WND SPD KTS.19 18 17 16 15 14 12 11 10 10 10 10
SFC WND GST.....31 29 28 25 24 23 20 17 16 16 16 16
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 21 21 20 18 16 14 13 13 13 14 14
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 7 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY MARCH 23 THROUGH SUNDAY MARCH 29
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS ON SUNDAY
THE 22ND, AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS FOR MONDAY THE 23RD
THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY THE 25TH. A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE MAY
OCCUR AROUND THE 27TH, PRODUCING OFFSHORE WINDS, WHICH COULD
BECOME GUSTY.
FORECASTER...WAGNER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 03/16/26
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