Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary Off
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
895
FNUS74 KLIX 131536
FWSLIX

Spot Forecast for NBI Data collection-survey work...USFWS
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1036 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024

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...

Two disturbances will move through the area today bringing higher rain
chances and humidity. Southeast winds will remain as the gradient wind
field but storms will cause winds to swing in different directions.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of
                    showers late in the morning. Chance of
                    thunderstorms through the day. Showers in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......90 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Dewpoint............75.
Max apparent temp...85.
Surface winds (kts).South winds 11 to 16 knots. Gusts up to 29 mph
                    late in the morning.
Transport winds.....South 16 to 24 mph.
Transport winds m/s.South 7 to 11 meters/second.
Wave height.........3 feet.
Wave period.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......3.5 decreasing to 2.7 early in the afternoon,
                    then decreasing to 2.2 early in the afternoon
                    increasing to 3.5 early in the afternoon
                    decreasing to 2.2.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 9 to 13 knots. Gusts up to 29 mph
                    late in the morning. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........69  82  84  83  88  84  80
Weather cov.....CHC LKY DEF DEF LKY CHC CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).50  70  90  80  70  50  30
Temp............79  79  80  78  78  78  78
Dewpoint........75  75  75  75  75  75  75
Aparnt tmp (F)..79  79  85  78  78  78  78
20 FT wind dir..SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S   S
20 FT wind spd..16  15  15  13  13  12  11
20 FT wind gust.25  22  23  20  18  17  15
SFC wnd dir.....SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S   S
SFC wnd spd kts.16  15  15  13  13  12  11
SFC wnd gst.....25  22  23  20  18  17  15
Transp wind dir.SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S   S
Transp wind spd.24  24  21  21  21  16  16
Trans wind dir..SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S   S
Trans spd (m/s).11  11  9   9   9   7   7
Wave period (s).1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Wave height (ft)3   3   3   3   3   3   3
Ceiling (kft)...3.5 2.7 2.2 3.5 3.5 2.2 2.2

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Showers likely
                    in the evening. Thunderstorms likely through
                    the night. Showers overnight.
Chance of pcpn......80 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 74.
Dewpoint............74.
Max apparent temp...78.
Surface winds (kts).Southwest winds 10 to 17 knots.
Transport winds.....South 16 to 22 mph.
Transport winds m/s.South 7 to 10 meters/second.
Wave height.........2 feet building to 4 feet overnight.
Wave period.........1 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......4.5 decreasing to 2.7 early in the evening,
                    then decreasing to 1.5 early in the evening
                    decreasing to 1.1 late in the evening
                    decreasing to 0.9 increasing to 1.1 after 3 am.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 8 to 14 knots. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms early in the
                    evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms late in the evening, then gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms after 3 am.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........66  69  74  67  80  80  86  89  87  84  91  84
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY
Chc of pcpn (%).30  30  40  50  60  70  80  80  80  80  80  80
Temp............78  77  78  77  77  77  77  77  76  76  76  75
Dewpoint........75  75  75  75  76  75  74  75  75  74  74  73
Aparnt tmp (F)..78  77  78  77  77  77  77  77  76  76  76  75
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   SSW SSE SSE SE  S   S   SW
20 FT wind spd..11  10  10  10  10  13  12  13  14  16  17  16
20 FT wind gust.14  15  14  14  13  17  16  16  19  19  21  19
SFC wnd dir.....S   S   S   S   S   SSW SSE SSE SE  S   S   SW
SFC wnd spd kts.11  10  10  10  10  13  12  13  14  16  17  16
SFC wnd gst.....14  15  14  14  13  17  16  16  19  19  21  19
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SSW SSW
Transp wind spd.16  17  17  17  20  20  20  22  22  22  22  22
Trans wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SSW SSW
Trans spd (m/s).7   8   8   8   9   9   9   10  10  10  10  10
Wave period (s).1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Wave height (ft)2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3   4   4   4
Ceiling (kft)...4.5 2.7 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming
                    mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Thunderstorms
                    likely in the morning. Showers likely through
                    the day. Chance of thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Dewpoint............74.
Max apparent temp...84.
Surface winds (kts).Southwest winds 11 to 17 knots.
Transport winds.....Southwest 14 to 22 mph.
Transport winds m/s.Southwest 6 to 10 meters/second.
Wave height.........4 feet subsiding to 2 feet late in the
                    afternoon.
Wave period.........4 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.3 increasing to 9.0 early in the morning,
                    then decreasing to 0.7 early in the morning
                    decreasing to 0.6 late in the morning
                    decreasing to 0.5 increasing to 0.6 late in the
                    morning decreasing to 0.4 decreasing to 0.3
                    early in the afternoon increasing to 0.5
                    increasing to 0.6 late in the afternoon
                    increasing to 6.8.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 9 to 14 knots. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms early
                    in the morning. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........83  85  80  65  68  59  58  57  57  57  57  49
Weather cov.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).70  70  70  70  70  70  70  30  30  30  30  30
Temp............75  74  76  76  77  77  78  78  78  79  79  79
Dewpoint........73  73  73  73  73  73  73  74  74  75  75  75
Aparnt tmp (F)..75  74  76  76  77  77  78  78  78  79  79  84
20 FT wind dir..SSW SSW SW  SW  SW  SSW SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..17  17  16  15  14  13  12  12  12  11  11  11
20 FT wind gust.19  21  18  17  18  17  17  17  17  16  16  16
SFC wnd dir.....SSW SSW SW  SW  SW  SSW SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
SFC wnd spd kts.17  17  16  15  14  13  12  12  12  11  11  11
SFC wnd gst.....19  21  18  17  18  17  17  17  17  16  16  16
Transp wind dir.SSW SSW SSW SSW SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.22  20  20  20  16  16  16  14  14  14  15  15
Trans wind dir..SSW SSW SSW SSW SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Trans spd (m/s).10  9   9   9   7   7   7   6   6   6   7   7
Wave period (s).3   3   4   3   3   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Wave height (ft)4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3   2   2   2
Ceiling (kft)...1.3 9.0 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.6 6.8

$$
Forecaster...WILLIAMS
Requested by...Barret Fortier
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2413980.0/LIX
.DELDT 05/13/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL barret_fortier@fws.gov