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FNUS74 KLIX 161824
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
124 PM 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
STRONG POST FRONTAL OFFSHORE WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE REGION WHICH
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT. VERY DRY AIR
WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MOVE IN, AND THIS WILL PUSH MINIMUM RH
VALUES TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT. THESE ARE CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR
WILDFIRE ACTIVITY AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
THE AREA. THE DRY AIR WILL PERSIST ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, BUT
LIGHTER WINDS OF LESS THAN 10 MPH WILL NOT SUPPORT CRITICAL
WILDFIRE CONDITIONS THOSE DAYS. SOME MOISTURE RECOVERY LATER IN
THE WEEK IS EXPECTED AS WINDS TURN MORE SOUTHERLY. THIS WILL ALLOW
MIN RH VALUES TO RISE TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 PERCENT. LITTLE, IF
ANY RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK BEYOND THIS MORNING.
NO FOG IS EXPECTED TODAY OR TUESDAY. NO SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED
UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...55.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS 23 TO 24 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 29 TO 31 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHWEST 13 TO 14 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 21 TO 23 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........21 4 12 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 54 55 54
RH..............50 46 43 43
APARNT TMP (F)..53 54 55 54
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW
20 FT WIND SPD..28 28 26 26
20 FT WIND GUST.32 31 30 30
SFC WND DIR.....NNW NNW NNW NNW
SFC WND SPD KTS.24 24 23 23
SFC WND GST.....32 31 30 30
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NNW NNW
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 31 29 29
TRANS WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW
TRANS SPD (M/S).13 14 13 13
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...38.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS 20 TO 23 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 23 TO 29 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 10 TO 13 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 18 TO 21 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........21 57 50 51 68 81 74 65 65 35 27 27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 53 53 52 51 50 50 49 49 48 47 46
RH..............41 41 39 41 42 42 42 44 42 44 45 49
APARNT TMP (F)..54 53 53 52 51 43 43 42 42 40 39 38
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..26 25 25 26 25 24 23 23 23 24 24 24
20 FT WIND GUST.30 29 30 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 26 26
SFC WND DIR.....NNW N N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WND SPD KTS.23 22 22 23 22 21 20 20 20 21 21 21
SFC WND GST.....30 29 30 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 26 26
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.29 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 24 23 24 23
TRANS WIND DIR..NNW N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).13 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 11 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 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...36.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 23 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 (%).........28 24 32 12 1 3 5 3 4 1 1 1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 45 45 44 45 47 48 49 51 53 54 55
RH..............47 49 49 51 49 44 42 40 37 35 34 34
APARNT TMP (F)..38 37 37 36 38 41 42 44 51 53 54 55
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..23 22 21 18 16 16 14 12 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.25 24 23 23 20 18 17 15 15 14 14 14
SFC WND DIR.....N N N N N N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
SFC WND SPD KTS.20 19 18 16 14 14 12 10 10 10 10 10
SFC WND GST.....25 24 23 23 20 18 17 15 15 14 14 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 21 20 17 16 15 15 14 15 15 15
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 7
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 MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. 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
MOSTLY 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
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTHERN US EARLY NEXT
WEEK, WITH QUESTIONS ON HOW FAR SOUTH THE FRONT WILL SWING THROUGH
THE AREA. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE
REGION BEFORE BUILDING BACK NORTH WITH ONSHORE FLOW RETURNING THRU
THE REST OF NEXT WEEK. WILL MONIOR THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM LATE
NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER FRONT AND SHOWERS/STORMS POSSIBLE.
FORECASTER...GILMORE
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 03/16/26
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