Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
630
FNUS74 KLIX 070857
FWSLIX
Spot Forecast for Grand Isle Block 59 Release INLAND...NOAA
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
357 AM CDT Thu May 7 2026
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with this forecast.
.DISCUSSION...
Humidity values will remain elevated through the rest of the
week, with minimum values 60 percent or greater. Rain chances
will be elevated as a weak front stalls along the coast through
most of the weekend.
.REST OF TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Patchy fog.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 77.
Max humidity........97 percent.
Max apparent temp...78.
Surface winds (kts).Southwest winds around 11 knots.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph.
Transport winds m/s.Southwest around 7 meters/second.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......0.8.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 12 mph.
TIME (CDT) 5AM
Sky (%).........58
Weather cov.....PTY
Weather type....FOG
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0
Temp............78
RH..............97
Aparnt tmp (F)..78
20 FT wind dir..SW
20 FT wind spd..13
20 FT wind gust.18
SFC wnd dir.....SW
SFC wnd spd kts.11
SFC wnd gst.....18
Transp wind dir.SSW
Transp wind spd.15
Trans wind dir..SSW
Trans spd (m/s).7
Wave period (s).2
Wave height (ft)1
Ceiling (kft)...0.8
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Patchy fog early
in the morning. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the morning.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 78.
Min humidity........91 percent.
Max apparent temp...78.
Surface winds (kts).West winds 7 to 11 knots shifting to the
northeast around 6 knots late in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 8 to 14 mph shifting to the northwest
around 8 mph late in the afternoon, then
shifting to the east around 7 mph late in the
afternoon.
Transport winds m/s.Southwest 4 to 6 meters/second shifting to the
northwest around 4 meters/second late in the
afternoon, then shifting to the east around 3
meters/second late in the afternoon.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......0.8 increasing to 0.9 late in the morning, then
increasing to 1.3 late in the morning
decreasing to 0.7 early in the afternoon
increasing to 0.9 increasing to 1.1 late in the
afternoon decreasing to 0.8 decreasing to 0.7
late in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 12 mph shifting to the
northeast around 6 mph late in the afternoon.
Gusty and erratic winds expected near
thunderstorms late in the morning.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........70 65 63 64 74 81 78 75 64 77 75 79
Weather cov.....PTY PTY PTY PTY SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....FOG FOG FOG FOG RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........ SCH SCH SCH SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).0 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
Temp............78 78 78 77 77 77 76 76 76 77 78 77
RH..............97 94 94 97 97 94 97 97 97 94 91 94
Aparnt tmp (F)..78 78 78 77 77 77 76 76 76 77 78 77
20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW SW WSW WSW WSW W W W W NE
20 FT wind spd..13 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT wind gust.16 16 15 13 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 9
SFC wnd dir.....SW SW SW SW WSW WSW WSW W W W W NE
SFC wnd spd kts.11 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6
SFC wnd gst.....16 16 15 13 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 9
Transp wind dir.SW SW SW SW WSW W W W WSW NW NNW E
Transp wind spd.14 14 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7
Trans wind dir..SW SW SW SW WSW W W W WSW NW NNW E
Trans spd (m/s).6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Wave period (s).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
Wave height (ft)1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ceiling (kft)...0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.7
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 75.
Max humidity........94 percent.
Max apparent temp...77.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 6 to 10 knots.
Transport winds.....Northeast 8 to 9 mph shifting to the east 10 to
12 mph after 3 am.
Transport winds m/s.Northeast around 4 meters/second shifting to
the east 4 to 5 meters/second after 3 am.
Wave height.........Less than 1 foot.
Wave period.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......0.7 increasing to 0.8 early in the evening,
then increasing to 1.3 early in the evening
increasing to 2.7 late in the evening
decreasing to 1.1 decreasing to 0.8 overnight
decreasing to 0.7 decreasing to 0.6 after 3 am
decreasing to 0.5.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 6 to 10 mph.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........83 82 84 80 87 87 88 80 85 89 88 88
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
Temp............77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76
RH..............90 90 94 90 90 90 88 88 88 90 87 90
Aparnt tmp (F)..77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76
20 FT wind dir..NE ENE ENE ENE E E E E E E E E
20 FT wind spd..7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 12
20 FT wind gust.9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 14 15
SFC wnd dir.....NE ENE ENE ENE E E E E E E E E
SFC wnd spd kts.6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10
SFC wnd gst.....9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 14 15
Transp wind dir.NE NE ENE ENE NE ENE E E E E SE E
Transp wind spd.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 12
Trans wind dir..NE NE ENE ENE NE ENE E E E E SE E
Trans spd (m/s).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Wave period (s).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Wave height (ft)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ceiling (kft)...0.7 0.8 1.3 2.7 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers
through the day. Chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........90 percent.
Max apparent temp...77.
Surface winds (kts).Southeast winds 11 to 14 knots.
Transport winds.....East 13 to 16 mph shifting to the southeast 13
to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Transport winds m/s.Southeast 6 to 7 meters/second.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......0.5 decreasing to 0.4 early in the morning,
then increasing to 0.6 early in the morning
increasing to 0.9 late in the morning
increasing to 1.1 increasing to 8.0 late in the
morning increasing to 15 increasing to 21 early
in the afternoon decreasing to 10.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 12 to 15 mph. Gusty and erratic
winds expected near thunderstorms late in the
morning. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........87 84 83 80 79 66 66 76 64 54 77 77
Weather cov..... SCH SCH CHC SCH CHC CHC
Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........ SCH SCH CHC CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).10 10 20 20 30 20 10 10 10 10 30 30
Temp............76 76 76 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 77 77
RH..............90 90 90 94 94 94 94 94 97 97 94 94
Aparnt tmp (F)..76 76 76 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 77 77
20 FT wind dir..E E E E E ESE ESE ESE SE SE ESE ESE
20 FT wind spd..13 14 14 15 15 16 15 15 14 14 13 13
20 FT wind gust.16 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 16
SFC wnd dir.....E E E E E ESE ESE ESE SE SE ESE ESE
SFC wnd spd kts.11 12 12 13 13 14 13 13 12 12 11 11
SFC wnd gst.....16 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 16
Transp wind dir.E E E E SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE
Transp wind spd.13 14 14 15 15 16 15 15 14 14 13 13
Trans wind dir..E E E E SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE
Trans spd (m/s).6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6
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)...0.5 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.1 8.0 15 22 23 21 10
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy with showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 7 mph.
.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s.
Highs in the upper 70s. North winds around 9 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
Forecaster...ZERINGUE
Requested by...Brandi Todd
Type of request...HAZMAT
.TAG 2613000.0/LIX
.DELDT 05/07/26
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