Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
512
FNUS74 KLIX 051735
FWSLIX
Spot Forecast for Grand Isle Block 59 Release *INLAND*...NOAA
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1235 PM CDT Tue May 5 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...
Southerly flow will keep breezy conditions across the site
through at least Thursday. 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 TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........79 percent.
Max apparent temp...77.
Surface winds (kts).South winds 12 to 13 knots.
Transport winds.....South 16 to 18 mph.
Transport winds m/s.South 7 to 8 meters/second.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......4.5 decreasing to 2.7 late in the afternoon,
then increasing to 3.5 late in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 13 to 14 mph.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........47 53 59 56
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0
Temp............76 76 77 77
RH..............82 82 79 79
Aparnt tmp (F)..76 76 77 77
20 FT wind dir..S S S S
20 FT wind spd..14 15 15 15
20 FT wind gust.17 17 18 17
SFC wnd dir.....S S S S
SFC wnd spd kts.12 13 13 13
SFC wnd gst.....17 17 18 17
Transp wind dir.S S S S
Transp wind spd.17 16 17 18
Trans wind dir..S S S S
Trans spd (m/s).8 7 8 8
Wave period (s).2 2 2 2
Wave height (ft)1 1 1 1
Ceiling (kft)...4.5 4.5 2.7 3.5
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (65-75 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 77.
Max humidity........88 percent.
Max apparent temp...79.
Surface winds (kts).South winds 13 to 16 knots.
Transport winds.....South 16 to 20 mph.
Transport winds m/s.South 7 to 9 meters/second.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......2.7 increasing to 3.5 early in the evening,
then increasing to 5.8 late in the evening
decreasing to 2.2 after 3 am.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 14 to 17 mph.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........48 45 53 54 68 57 69 79 83 88 81 80
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............76 77 77 77 77 78 78 79 78 78 78 78
RH..............82 79 79 79 82 79 79 79 85 85 85 88
Aparnt tmp (F)..76 77 77 77 77 78 78 79 78 78 78 78
20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT wind spd..15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 17 16 16
20 FT wind gust.17 17 18 18 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 18
SFC wnd dir.....S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC wnd spd kts.13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 15 14 14
SFC wnd gst.....17 17 18 18 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 18
Transp wind dir.S S S S S S S S S S S S
Transp wind spd.20 18 16 16 18 20 20 20 20 18 17 17
Trans wind dir..S S S S S S S S S S S S
Trans spd (m/s).9 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 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)...2.7 3.5 3.5 5.8 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.7 2.2
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 78.
Min humidity........88 percent.
Max apparent temp...78.
Surface winds (kts).South winds 12 to 15 knots.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 21 mph.
Transport winds m/s.South 7 to 9 meters/second.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........2 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.8 decreasing to 1.1 late in the morning.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 13 to 16 mph.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........82 84 72 65 66 48 48 50 40 33 30 31
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78
RH..............88 88 88 88 91 91 91 91 91 94 91 91
Aparnt tmp (F)..78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78
20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT wind spd..15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 17
20 FT wind gust.18 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 17 18 20 21
SFC wnd dir.....S S S S S S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
SFC wnd spd kts.13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 15
SFC wnd gst.....18 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 17 18 20 21
Transp wind dir.S S S S S S S S S S S S
Transp wind spd.16 15 17 16 17 16 17 17 17 18 20 21
Trans wind dir..S S S S S S S S S S S S
Trans spd (m/s).7 7 8 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 9 9
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 1.3 1.3
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 12 mph.
.FRIDAY...
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. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
Forecaster...WAGNER
Requested by...Brandi Todd
Type of request...HAZMAT
.TAG 2612583.3/LIX
.DELDT 05/05/26
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