Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
785
FNUS74 KLIX 060932
FWSLIX
Spot Forecast for Grand Isle Block 59 Release *INLAND*...NOAA
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
432 AM CDT Wed May 6 2026
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Service.
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with this forecast.
.DISCUSSION...
Humidity values will increase and remain elevated through the
rest of the week. Minimum RH values will rise to 60 to 70 percent
for the rest of the week. Rain chances will also be on the
increase starting Wednesday and then continue through the end of
the week as a weak front stalls along the coast.
.REST OF TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 76.
Max humidity........94 percent.
Max apparent temp...78.
Surface winds (kts).South winds around 13 knots.
Transport winds.....South around 17 mph.
Transport winds m/s.South around 8 meters/second.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......2.2.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 14 mph.
TIME (CDT) 5AM
Sky (%).........83
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10
Temp............78
RH..............94
Aparnt tmp (F)..78
20 FT wind dir..S
20 FT wind spd..15
20 FT wind gust.20
SFC wnd dir.....S
SFC wnd spd kts.13
SFC wnd gst.....20
Transp wind dir.S
Transp wind spd.17
Trans wind dir..S
Trans spd (m/s).8
Wave period (s).2
Wave height (ft)1
Ceiling (kft)...2.2
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (40-50 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 79.
Min humidity........94 percent.
Max apparent temp...79.
Surface winds (kts).South winds 12 to 15 knots.
Transport winds.....South 14 to 20 mph.
Transport winds m/s.South 6 to 9 meters/second.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.8 decreasing to 1.3 early in the morning,
then increasing to 1.8 late in the morning
decreasing to 1.1 late in the morning
increasing to 25.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 13 to 16 mph.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........89 91 82 81 77 63 56 64 47 46 47 38
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............76 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79
RH..............100 94 97 97 97 97 97 97 100 97 97 97
Aparnt tmp (F)..76 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79
20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT wind spd..14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 17
20 FT wind gust.18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 21 22
SFC wnd dir.....S S S S S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
SFC wnd spd kts.12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 15
SFC wnd gst.....18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 21 22
Transp wind dir.S S S S S S S S S S S S
Transp wind spd.17 16 15 15 14 14 14 15 16 17 20 18
Trans wind dir..S S S S S S S S S S S S
Trans spd (m/s).8 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 8
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)...1.8 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.1 25
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (40-50 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (60-70 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 77.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Max apparent temp...79.
Surface winds (kts).Southwest winds 11 to 16 knots.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph.
Transport winds m/s.South 7 to 9 meters/second.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 decreasing to 3.4.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 12 to 17 mph.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........38 50 58 45 44 64 61 72 65 76 65 57
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............79 78 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 78 78
RH..............97 100 97 97 97 97 97 94 94 94 97 97
Aparnt tmp (F)..79 78 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 78 78
20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW
20 FT wind spd..17 18 17 16 15 15 16 16 15 15 14 13
20 FT wind gust.23 23 22 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 17
SFC wnd dir.....S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW
SFC wnd spd kts.15 16 15 14 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 11
SFC wnd gst.....23 23 22 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 17
Transp wind dir.S S S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW
Transp wind spd.20 20 18 20 18 20 20 18 17 16 16 15
Trans wind dir..S S S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW
Trans spd (m/s).9 9 8 9 8 9 9 8 8 7 7 7
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 15 11 7.9 4.5 3.4
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Slight chance of
showers late in the morning. Slight chance of
thunderstorms late in the morning, then slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the
afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 79.
Min humidity........94 percent.
Max apparent temp...78.
Surface winds (kts).Southwest winds 7 to 10 knots.
Transport winds.....Southwest 8 to 14 mph.
Transport winds m/s.Southwest 4 to 6 meters/second.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......2.2 decreasing to 1.1 early in the morning,
then increasing to 9.1 early in the morning
increasing to 11 late in the morning increasing
to 20 decreasing to 14 early in the afternoon
decreasing to 8.5.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 10 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 (%).........63 72 60 51 68 68 80 78 71 66 77 71
Weather cov..... SCH SCH SCH
Weather type.... RW RW RW
Tstm cov........ SCH SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).0 10 10 20 20 10 10 0 10 20 10 10
Temp............78 78 78 77 78 78 78 77 77 78 78 78
RH..............97 97 97 100 97 97 97 100 100 97 94 94
Aparnt tmp (F)..78 78 78 77 78 78 78 77 77 78 78 78
20 FT wind dir..SSW SW SW SW SW WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW W SSW
20 FT wind spd..12 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT wind gust.15 14 14 14 13 12 12 10 9 10 10 10
SFC wnd dir.....SSW SW SW SW SW WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW W SSW
SFC wnd spd kts.10 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
SFC wnd gst.....15 14 14 14 13 12 12 10 9 10 10 10
Transp wind dir.SSW SSW SW SW SW WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW W SW
Transp wind spd.14 12 13 13 12 12 12 10 9 9 8 9
Trans wind dir..SSW SSW SW SW SW WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW W SW
Trans spd (m/s).6 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
Wave period (s).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
Wave height (ft)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Ceiling (kft)...2.2 1.1 9.1 11 11 20 14 8.5
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
around 9 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds around
9 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs around 80. South winds around 11 mph.
.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 70s. Highs around 80.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
Forecaster...ZERINGUE
Requested by...Brandi Todd
Type of request...HAZMAT
.TAG 2612583.4/LIX
.DELDT 05/06/26
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