FNUS74 KLCH 110923
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR RECOVERY...COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
423 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS AND FAIRLY HIGH DEWPOINTS OVER COOLER GULF
WATERS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED AREAS OF SEA FOG THIS MORNING. SOME
LOCATIONS COULD SEE VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. A
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ADVANCE INTO THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND
THEN STALL AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK...ALONG WITH THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE
                    FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET DECREASING TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 4 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........45  45  46  49  52  55  57  59  58  58  58  58
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............67  67  67  68  68  69  69  69  70  70  70  69
RH..............97 100 100 100  97  93  90  87  84  81  78  76
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.8   7   8   8   8   9   9   9   8   7   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.11  11  12  12  12  12  13  13  12  11  10  10
WAVE PERIOD(S)..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   2
WAVE DIRECTION..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHEAST SWELL 3 FEET.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTH SWELL 3 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LANDRENEAU
REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20090309.RECOV.01/LCH