Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
285
FNUS74 KLIX 020856
FWSLIX
Spot Forecast for Extex East Timbalier Oil Spill...NOAA
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
356 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
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.DISCUSSION...
With a front continuing to drift offshore, isolated chances
of showers or storms are anticipated today over the coastal waters.
Winds will generally be light under 15 mph, with waves of 1 to 2
feet. Another front will then move into the area on Wednesday. Winds
will then become even lighter at 10 knots or less. Waves currently
are forecast to be less than 2 feet Thursday through Saturday
with isolated showers and storms.
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Showers likely in
the morning. Chance of thunderstorms through
the day. Chance of showers in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......60 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 85.
Dewpoint............72.
Max apparent temp...89.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 11 to 12 knots.
Transport winds.....East 13 to 15 mph.
Transport winds m/s.East 6 to 7 meters/second.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........4 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......5.8 increasing to 7.3 early in the morning,
then decreasing to 4.5 late in the morning
increasing to 5.8 late in the morning
increasing to 7.3 decreasing to 5.8 early in
the afternoon decreasing to 1.5 decreasing to
1.3 late in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 9 to 10 knots. Gusty and erratic
winds expected near thunderstorms.
TIME (CDT) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........82 69 78 76 64 61 63 59 59 60 62 62 54 48
Weather cov.....CHC LKY CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).50 60 50 50 50 60 60 40 30 50 50 40 30 30
Temp............83 83 82 82 82 82 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83
Dewpoint........73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 73 73 72 72
Aparnt tmp (F)..89 89 87 87 87 87 89 89 88 88 89 89 88 88
20 FT wind dir..E E E E E E ESE ESE E E E E E E
20 FT wind spd..12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12
20 FT wind gust.14 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 16
SFC wnd dir.....E E E E E E ESE ESE E E E E E E
SFC wnd spd kts.12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12
SFC wnd gst.....14 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 16
Transp wind dir.E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Transp wind spd.15 15 15 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14
Trans wind dir..E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Trans spd (m/s).7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Wave period (s).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Wave height (ft)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ceiling (kft)...7.3 7.3 5.8 7.3 7.3 4.5 5.8 5.8 7.3 5.8 5.8 1.5 1.8 1.3
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 81.
Dewpoint............71.
Max apparent temp...88.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 8 to 12 knots.
Transport winds.....East 9 to 14 mph.
Transport winds m/s.East 4 to 6 meters/second.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........4 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.3 increasing to 2.7 early in the evening,
then decreasing to 1.3 late in the evening
increasing to 2.2 late in the evening
increasing to 10.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 7 to 10 knots. Gusty and erratic
winds expected near thunderstorms early in the
evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
thunderstorms early in the evening, then 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 (%).........44 46 36 31 29 22 20 26 23 14 22 25
Weather cov.....SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC SCH
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).20 30 20 20 20 20 30 20 20 20 30 20
Temp............83 83 82 82 83 82 82 82 82 82 82 82
Dewpoint........72 72 72 71 71 70 71 71 71 71 71 71
Aparnt tmp (F)..88 88 87 86 88 86 86 86 86 86 86 86
20 FT wind dir..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT wind spd..12 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 9 8 9
20 FT wind gust.16 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 10 10
SFC wnd dir.....E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC wnd spd kts.12 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 9 8 9
SFC wnd gst.....16 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 10 10
Transp wind dir.E E E E E E E E E E E E
Transp wind spd.14 14 14 14 13 13 13 10 10 10 9 9
Trans wind dir..E E E E E E E E E E E E
Trans spd (m/s).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4
Wave period (s).3 3 3 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)...1.3 1.5 2.7 1.3 2.2 2.2 10 11 11 11 10 11
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 85.
Dewpoint............71.
Max apparent temp...89.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 8 to 9 knots.
Transport winds.....East 9 to 10 mph.
Transport winds m/s.East around 4 meters/second.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........4 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......25 decreasing to 11 early in the morning, then
decreasing to 3.5 early in the morning
increasing to 11 late in the morning increasing
to 25.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 7 knots. Gusty and erratic
winds expected near thunderstorms in the
morning.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........23 27 10 12 14 12 9 7 7 7 7 8
Weather cov..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10
Temp............81 82 82 82 82 83 83 84 84 84 84 84
Dewpoint........71 71 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71
Aparnt tmp (F)..85 86 87 87 86 88 88 89 89 89 89 89
20 FT wind dir..ENE ENE NE ENE ENE E E E E E E E
20 FT wind spd..9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8
20 FT wind gust.10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11
SFC wnd dir.....ENE ENE NE ENE ENE E E E E E E E
SFC wnd spd kts.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8
SFC wnd gst.....10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11
Transp wind dir.E ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E E E
Transp wind spd.9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9
Trans wind dir..E ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E E E
Trans spd (m/s).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Wave period (s).4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Wave height (ft)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ceiling (kft)...25 11 3.5 3.5 11 11 11 25
$$
Forecaster...LIM
Requested by...Brandi Todd
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2520970.7/LIX
.DELDT 09/02/25
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.EMAIL Brandi.Todd@noaa.gov