FNUS74 KLIX 161005 FWSLIX Spot Forecast for Grand Isle Block 59 Release *INLAND*...NOAA National Weather Service New Orleans LA 505 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 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... Strong surface high pressure from the northeast gulf into the Atlantic will continue to produce a light to moderate easterly to southeasterly fetch at 10 to 15 kt over the northern Gulf through Saturday. A cold front is expected to move through the northern gulf bringing northerly winds Sunday into early next week where more hazardous marine conditions may develop leading to cautionary headlines or even Small Craft Advisories. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (45-55 percent) then becoming sunny (10-20 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 76. Min humidity........74 percent. Max apparent temp...76. Surface winds (kts).South winds around 8 knots. Transport winds.....South 9 to 12 mph. Transport winds m/s.South 4 to 5 meters/second. Wave height.........1 foot. Wave period.........2 SECONDS. CEILING (KFT).......18 increasing to 21 early in the morning, then increasing to 22 late in the morning decreasing to 20 in the afternoon increasing to 23. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 8 mph. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........62 61 42 24 5 2 7 12 6 2 5 5 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 75 76 76 RH..............82 82 82 82 82 79 79 79 76 79 76 74 Aparnt tmp (F)..74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 75 76 76 20 FT wind dir..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE 20 FT wind spd..9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT wind gust.13 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 SFC wnd dir.....SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SFC wnd spd kts.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 SFC wnd gst.....13 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Transp wind dir.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S Transp wind spd.12 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 Trans wind dir..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S Trans spd (m/s).5 4 4 4 4 4 4 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ceiling (kft)...18 18 23 21 24 22 22 22 20 21 23 23 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 74. Max humidity........82 percent. Max apparent temp...75. Surface winds (kts).South winds 7 to 8 knots. Transport winds.....South 9 to 13 mph. Transport winds m/s.South 4 to 6 meters/second. Wave height.........Less than 1 foot. Wave period.........2 SECONDS. CEILING (KFT).......24 decreasing to 6.9. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 7 to 8 mph. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........6 12 13 18 16 12 11 18 22 26 14 20 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............75 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 74 75 74 74 RH..............79 79 82 82 79 79 82 79 82 79 79 79 Aparnt tmp (F)..75 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 74 75 74 74 20 FT wind dir..SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 20 FT wind gust.12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 SFC wnd dir.....SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S S S SFC wnd spd kts.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 SFC wnd gst.....12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 Transp wind dir.S S S S S S S S S S S S Transp wind spd.10 10 12 13 12 13 13 10 10 10 9 10 Trans wind dir..S S S S S S S S S S S S Trans spd (m/s).4 4 5 6 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 Wave period (s).1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 Wave height (ft)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ceiling (kft)...24 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 22 12 6.9 .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 75. Min humidity........71 percent. Max apparent temp...75. Surface winds (kts).Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Transport winds.....South 8 to 13 mph. Transport winds m/s.South 4 to 6 meters/second. Wave height.........1 foot. Wave period.........2 SECONDS. CEILING (KFT).......5.8 increasing to 21. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 7 to 10 mph. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........17 14 8 7 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 11 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 RH..............79 79 76 76 79 79 76 76 76 74 71 71 Aparnt tmp (F)..74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 20 FT wind dir..S S SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE 20 FT wind spd..8 8 8 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 20 FT wind gust.10 9 10 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 SFC wnd dir.....S S SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SFC wnd spd kts.7 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 SFC wnd gst.....10 9 10 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 Transp wind dir.S S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE Transp wind spd.9 9 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 Trans wind dir..S S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE Trans spd (m/s).4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 Wave period (s).1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Wave height (ft)0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ceiling (kft)...5.8 7.2 9.3 13 15 16 15 15 16 18 20 21 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY... Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 11 mph. .SUNDAY... Mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds around 8 mph. .MONDAY... Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 25 mph. .TUESDAY... Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 70s. .WEDNESDAY... Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ Forecaster...LIM Requested by...Brandi Todd Type of request...HAZMAT .TAG 2610500.0/LIX .DELDT 04/16/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL nwcopeland@loopllc.com,elyons@ampol.net,vcarreiro@responsegroupinc.com,peter.lebel@noaa.gov,demaskey@cleangulfassoc.com,Brandi.Todd@noaa.gov,apardo@responsegroupinc.com,sr-lix.forecasters@noaa.gov,rcdauterive@loopllc.com,tcshaw@loopllc.com