FNUS74 KLCH 100950
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SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTERING AREA...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
450 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...LESS WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST
THROUGH THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS SYSTEM WILL DRAG A COOL
FRONT INTO THE NEAR-SHORE WATERS WHILE YOUR LOCATION IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN SOUTH OF THIS LATEST FRONT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME LIKELY MOVING THROUGH SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY AS ANOTHER VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET DECREASING TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 7 FEET.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.

SUNRISE.............651 AM

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........51  52  54  55  56  57  57  57  57  57  57  57
WEATHER COV.....                            SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                            TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............70  70  71  72  72  72  73  73  73  72  72  72
RH..............87  87  81  79  79  79  73  73  73  73  73  73
WND DIR.........SW  SW  S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E
WND SPD KNOTS...5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   6
WND GST KNOTS..10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15
WAVE PERIOD(S)..7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).5   5   5   5   4   4   3   3   2   2   2   2
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
SWELL PERIOD(S).7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WINDS KNOTS.........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 12 KNOTS IN THE MORNING.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 4 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 2 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........9 SECONDS.
SUNSET..............737 PM

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WINDS KNOTS.........EAST WINDS 11 TO 14 KNOTS.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET INCREASING TO 5 FEET EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 2 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........9 SECONDS.
SUNRISE.............650 AM

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
15 KNOTS AND GUSTY.

.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS
AND GUSTY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS.

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