FNUS74 KLCH 122019 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR RECOVERY...COAST GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 319 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. THE STRONGEST UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL HELP A SURFACE LOW DEVELOP ALONG A STALLED FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO...INCREASING RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH. WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHEAST SWELL 3 FEET. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............62 61 59 58 58 57 57 56 56 56 55 55 RH..............75 78 80 83 83 86 86 90 86 86 90 90 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.12 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND GST.20 25 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 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 3 WAVE DIRECTION..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE SWELL HEIGHT(FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH. WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........EAST SWELL 3 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH. WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........NORTH SWELL 3 FEET. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SUNDAY... WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RUA REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090309.RECOV.01/LCH