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SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTERING AREA...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
444 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TODAY AS A
LOW DEEPENS OVER THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. A FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE NW GULF ON FRIDAY...STALLING JUST OFF THE SE
TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COAST. AT YOUR LOCATION THE FRONT WILL
REMAIN TO YOUR NORTH AND A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW.

WINDS WILL TAPER OFF ON FRIDAY ONLY TO PICK UP AGAIN ON SATURDAY
BECOMING EASTERLY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT LATE SUNDAY WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE OFFSHORE WATERS WITH WINDS ABOVE 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

SEA WATER TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN VARYING FROM 66 DEGREES AT NIGHT TO
68 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
WINDS...............SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS WITH GUSTS HIGHER.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 7 FEET.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........46  50  52  56  60  64  68  70  70  70  70  70
WEATHER COV.....CLR     CLR     PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............68  68  69  70  71  71  72  72  73  73  73  73
WND DIR.........S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
WND SPD KNOTS...13  13  14  15  15  16  16  16  16  16  16  16
EYE LVL WND GST.19  19  23  23  25  28  28  28  28  28  28  28
WAVE PERIOD(S)..6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   7   7
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).4   4   5   5   6   6   7   7   7   7   7   7
WAVE DIRECTION..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

SUNRISE TODAY 652 AM SUNSET 737 PM

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
WINDS...............SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 KNOTS AND GUSTY.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........6 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 2 FEET.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
WINDS...............SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING EAST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET DECREASING TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 1 FOOT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.05 INCHES.

SUNRISE 651 AM AND SUNSET 737 PM

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.

.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
15 KNOTS  INCREASING TO 19 TO 23 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET
INCREASING TO 7 TO 8 FEET LATE IN THE DAY.

.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH THE LATE
MORNING HOURS. SKIES BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 12 TO 16 KNOTS DECREASING TO 9 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS 5
FEET FALLING TO 3 FEET BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

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