Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
784
FNUS74 KLIX 300155
FWSLIX
Spot Forecast for Etex East Timbalier Oil Spill...NOAA
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
855 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
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with this forecast.
.DISCUSSION...
Showers and storms will be scattered in nature early Saturday, becoming
more numerous through the day. We should have a better idea of when
storms will increase in coverage by the next update and morning call.
Outside of any localized higher seas associated with thunderstorms,
wave heights should remain below 2 ft throughout the period.
.REST OF TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of
showers after 3 am. Chance of thunderstorms
through the night. Showers likely early in the
morning.
Chance of pcpn......60 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 81.
Dewpoint............75.
Max apparent temp...91.
Surface winds (kts).Southwest winds 6 to 7 knots.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph.
Transport winds m/s.Southwest around 4 meters/second.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........4 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......10 decreasing to 9.0 early in the morning.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 6 knots. Gusty and
erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
TIME (CDT) 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........56 66
Weather cov.....CHC LKY
Weather type....RW RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).40 60
Temp............83 83
Dewpoint........76 75
Aparnt tmp (F)..91 90
20 FT wind dir..SSW WSW
20 FT wind spd..7 6
20 FT wind gust.9 8
SFC wnd dir.....SSW WSW
SFC wnd spd kts.7 6
SFC wnd gst.....9 8
Transp wind dir.SW SW
Transp wind spd.8 8
Trans wind dir..SW SW
Trans spd (m/s).4 4
Wave period (s).4 4
Wave height (ft)1 1
Ceiling (kft)...10 9.0
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Showers and
thunderstorms likely.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 85.
Dewpoint............75.
Max apparent temp...91.
Surface winds (kts).Northwest winds around 6 knots shifting to the
around 5 knots.
Transport winds.....West 7 to 8 mph decreasing to 6 to 7 mph in the
late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds m/s.West around 3 meters/second.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........4 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......9.0 increasing to 10 late in the afternoon,
then decreasing to 9.0 late in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 knots shifting to the
southwest 4 to 5 knots. Gusty and erratic winds
expected near thunderstorms.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........60 53 40 53 46 26 29 24 33 47 38 36
Weather cov.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC LKY
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC LKY
Chc of pcpn (%).60 70 70 70 70 60 60 60 50 50 50 60
Temp............82 82 82 82 83 82 83 82 83 83 83 83
Dewpoint........76 76 75 76 76 75 75 75 75 76 75 75
Aparnt tmp (F)..89 89 89 89 91 89 90 89 90 91 90 90
20 FT wind dir..WSW W WNW WNW NW WNW WNW W W WSW WSW NNW
20 FT wind spd..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT wind gust.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
SFC wnd dir.....WSW W WNW WNW NW WNW WNW W W WSW WSW NNW
SFC wnd spd kts.6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC wnd gst.....8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Transp wind dir.SW W W W WNW WNW WNW W W W WSW WSW
Transp wind spd.8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6
Trans wind dir..SW W W W WNW WNW WNW W W W WSW WSW
Trans spd (m/s).4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Wave period (s).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Wave height (ft)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ceiling (kft)...9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 10 10 10 9.0
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Thunderstorms
likely in the evening. Showers likely through
the night. Chance of thunderstorms overnight.
Chance of pcpn......60 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 81.
Dewpoint............75.
Max apparent temp...91.
Surface winds (kts).North winds around 5 knots shifting to the
northeast late in the evening, then shifting to
the east overnight shifting to the east around
5 knots after 3 am.
Transport winds.....West around 6 mph shifting to the southwest.
Transport winds m/s.West around 3 meters/second shifting to the
southwest.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........4 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......3.5 decreasing to 2.7 early in the evening,
then increasing to 3.5 early in the evening
increasing to 10 late in the evening decreasing
to 2.7 decreasing to 2.2 overnight decreasing
to 1.3 increasing to 2.0 early in the morning.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 4 knots shifting to the
northeast late in the evening, then shifting to
the east overnight shifting to the northwest
after 3 am. Gusty and erratic winds expected
near thunderstorms early in the evening. Gusty
and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
in the late evening and overnight.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........30 33 43 47 25 26 30 41 31 38 45 47
Weather cov.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).60 50 50 50 50 50 50 60 60 60 60 60
Temp............83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 82
Dewpoint........74 75 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75
Aparnt tmp (F)..90 90 91 91 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 89
20 FT wind dir..N NNW N N NE NNE E E E E E ENE
20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT wind gust.8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
SFC wnd dir.....N NNW N N NE NNE E E E E E ENE
SFC wnd spd kts.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC wnd gst.....8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Transp wind dir.WSW W W W WNW WNW WNW NW NW NW WSW WSW
Transp wind spd.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Trans wind dir..WSW W W W WNW WNW WNW NW NW NW WSW WSW
Trans spd (m/s).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Wave period (s).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Wave height (ft)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ceiling (kft)...3.5 2.7 3.5 10 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.2 1.5 1.3 1.3 2.0
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely
through the day. Thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 85.
Dewpoint............74.
Max apparent temp...91.
Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 6 to 9 knots increasing to
around 9 knots late in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 6 mph shifting to the north 7
to 8 mph in the morning and early afternoon,
then shifting to the east around 10 mph late in
the afternoon.
Transport winds m/s.Southwest around 3 meters/second shifting to
the north 3 to 4 meters/second in the morning
and early afternoon, then shifting to the east
around 4 meters/second late in the afternoon.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........4 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......3.4 increasing to 4.9 early in the morning,
then decreasing to 4.3 late in the morning.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 7 knots increasing to
around 7 knots late in the afternoon. Gusty and
erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in
the morning. 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 (%).........49 51 49 48 46 43 44 44 46 48 50 51
Weather cov.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).60 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70
Temp............82 81 81 82 82 82 83 83 83 84 84 84
Dewpoint........75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74
Aparnt tmp (F)..89 87 87 89 89 89 90 90 90 91 91 91
20 FT wind dir..NE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE ENE ENE
20 FT wind spd..6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9
20 FT wind gust.8 8 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 11 11 11
SFC wnd dir.....NE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE ENE ENE
SFC wnd spd kts.6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9
SFC wnd gst.....8 8 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 11 11 11
Transp wind dir.WSW NNW NNW NNW N N N NNW NNW NNW E E
Transp wind spd.6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10
Trans wind dir..WSW NNW NNW NNW N N N NNW NNW NNW E E
Trans spd (m/s).3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Wave period (s).3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4
Wave height (ft)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ceiling (kft)...3.4 5.1 5.3 4.9 4.3
$$
Forecaster...MANNING
Requested by...Brandi Todd
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2520970.0/LIX
.DELDT 08/29/25
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.EMAIL Brandi.Todd@noaa.gov