FNUS74 KLCH 102025
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTERING AREA...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
325 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...A FRONT...LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA THIS
AFTERNOON...WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH REACHING THE COAST BY 9 PM THIS
EVENING...THEN SLIDE FURTHER SOUTH OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TO
BEYOND 60 NM OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL WEAKEN AND TURN
NORTHERLY AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE NW GULF. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN
GENERALLY STATIONARY SATURDAY...THEN MOVE BACK TO THE NORTH SUNDAY
AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 16 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 5 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM
SKY (%).........63  63  63  63  63  63  63  63  62  62  63  64
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............74  74  73   72  71  70  69  69  69  69  68  68
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   SE  E   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.8   4   2   2   3   4   5   5   5   6   8   10
EYE LVL WND GST.10  5   4   5   5   5   10  10  10  15  15  20
WAVE PERIOD(S)..7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
WAVE DIRECTION..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)6   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5   5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET INCREASING TO 6 FEET IN THE
                    MORNING.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 5 FEET.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........6 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 5 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CARBONI/LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN BRAZZELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20090407.LIGHT.01/LCH