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FNUS74 KLIX 291734
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BLOCK 59 RELEASE INLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1234 PM CDT WED APR 29 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
ONSHORE FLOW OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL FRIDAY
NIGHT WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE GULF WATERS. THIS
TRANSITION STARTS FRIDAY EVENING AND SHOULD BE THROUGH THE WATERS BY
LATE SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL REMAIN UP TO 3 FEET UNTIL THE FRONT
MOVES THROUGH, THEN NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS WILL RISE POSSIBLY TO
HEADLINE LEVELS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING ENDING DURING THE
DAY SUNDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 5 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........28 25 36 42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 78 77 78
RH..............82 79 82 79
APARNT TMP (F)..77 78 77 78
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 13
SFC WND DIR.....S S S S
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 10 10
SFC WND GST.....12 13 13 13
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 13
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 3.5 LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
INCREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO 2.7 LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25
DECREASING TO 12 AFTER 3 AM DECREASING TO 4.5.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........55 67 78 78 77 76 74 70 65 54 67 67
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............78 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 76 76 76
RH..............79 82 85 85 85 82 85 85 85 90 87 87
APARNT TMP (F)..78 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 76 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SSW SSW SSW SW SW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 13 13 13 12 13 12 10 12 10
SFC WND DIR.....S S SSW SSW SSW SW SW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7
SFC WND GST.....13 14 14 13 13 13 12 13 12 10 12 10
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SSW SW SSW SSW SW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 13 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 10 10
TRANS WIND DIR..S S SSW SW SSW SSW SW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 3.5 25 2.7 2.7 25 25 25 12 4.5
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 KNOTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 12 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO 4.5 LATE IN THE MORNING
DECREASING TO 2.7 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 3.5 DECREASING TO 2.2 EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1.1 INCREASING TO
1.8 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........69 76 68 74 75 56 49 67 73 55 64 76
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............76 76 76 75 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 76
RH..............87 87 87 90 87 87 87 85 87 85 85 85
APARNT TMP (F)..76 76 76 75 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 76
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW WSW SW SW SW SSW SSW S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 13
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW WSW SW SW SW SSW SSW S S S S
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 7 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9
SFC WND GST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 13
TRANSP WIND DIR.WSW SW SW SSW SW WSW SW SSW SW SSW SSW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 10 10 8 9 10 10 10 10 10
TRANS WIND DIR..WSW SW SW SSW SW WSW SW SSW SW SSW SSW SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 12 4.5 2.7 2.7 3.5 2.2 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.8
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS
AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY MAY 06 THROUGH TUESDAY MAY 12
LOOKING INTO NEXT WEEK, STARTING OUT RELATIVELY QUIET BUT COULD
SEE A FRONTAL SYSTEM LATE NEXT WEEK/NEXT WEEKEND. SPECIFIC
TIMINGS/DETAILS REMAINS TO BE SEEN, BUT THE PATTERN SUGGESTS
ANOTHER SYSTEM THROUGH THE AREA IN THE EXTENDED OUTLOOK TIME
FRAME.
FORECASTER...GILMORE
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2611852.3/LIX
.DELDT 04/29/26
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