606  
FNUS74 KLIX 051738  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
1238 PM CDT SUN APR 5 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  
 
DRIER AIR MOVES IN TO START THE WORK WEEK WHERE LOWEST HUMIDITIES  
COULD FALL TO 35 TO 45 PERCENT NORTH OF I10. AREAS SOUTH OF  
INTERSTATE 10 WILL SEE LOWEST HUMIDITIES 40 TO 50 PERCENT ON  
MONDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO END TODAY WITH  
TOTAL RAIN AMOUNTS IN THE RANGE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES EXECTED BY THE  
TIME THE RAIN ENDS LATER TODAY. NO FOG IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS 11 TO 15 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 18 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 6 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......1.3 DECREASING TO 0.9 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN INCREASING TO 1.1 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........87 85 85 75  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 60  
TEMP............72 72 71 71  
RH..............88 83 84 82  
APARNT TMP (F)..72 72 71 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 16 17  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 18 20  
SFC WND DIR.....NNE NNE NNE NNE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 12 14 15  
SFC WND GST.....15 17 18 20  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NNE NNE NNE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 16 18  
TRANS WIND DIR..N NNE NNE NNE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 7 8  
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1  
CEILING (KFT)...1.3 0.9 1.1 1.3  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...71.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 22 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 9 TO 11 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......1.1 DECREASING TO 0.9 AFTER 3 AM, THEN  
INCREASING TO 1.1 AFTER 3 AM.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 23 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........85 82 91 83 88 84 84 82 87 85 91 91  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 50 50 40 20 20 10 20 30 40 50 60  
TEMP............71 69 69 69 69 69 68 67 66 66 65 64  
RH..............82 84 84 84 81 78 76 73 75 75 75 75  
APARNT TMP (F)..71 69 69 69 69 69 68 67 66 66 65 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..17 18 18 20 21 22 23 23 24 24 25 25  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 22 24 24 25 25 26 28 28 28 28  
SFC WND DIR.....NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.15 16 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 21 22 22  
SFC WND GST.....21 21 22 24 24 25 25 26 28 28 28 28  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 22 21 22 21 22 23 25 24 25 25 25  
TRANS WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 10 9 10 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11  
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)...1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.1  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...67.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 22 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 9 TO 11 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......1.1 DECREASING TO 0.9 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 1.1 LATE IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO 3.5 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 11 INCREASING TO 19 LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 25.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........92 92 88 88 86 87 88 81 87 81 81 54  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 50 40 30 20 10 20 10 0 0 0  
TEMP............63 63 63 63 63 62 63 65 65 66 67 67  
RH..............77 74 74 74 75 75 72 69 68 62 56 56  
APARNT TMP (F)..63 63 63 63 63 62 63 65 65 66 67 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..25 24 24 24 23 23 22 21 20 21 20 20  
20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 28 28 26 25 25 24 23 23 22 22  
SFC WND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.22 21 21 21 20 20 19 18 17 18 17 17  
SFC WND GST.....28 28 28 28 26 25 25 24 23 23 22 22  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 24 24 24 23 23 22 21 20 21 20 20  
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).11 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9  
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)...1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.3 3.5 3.5 11 19 25  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS  
IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND  
21 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
 
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS  
AROUND 26 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.    
SATURDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS  
IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
 
 
FORECASTER...SCHLOTZHAUER  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT  
.TAG 2608971.3/LIX  
.DELDT 04/05/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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