FNUS74 KLCH 121125 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTERING AREA...NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 625 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... WINDS TODAY WILL PICK UP AS A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN WEST TEXAS THIS MORNING MOVES EAST AND FINALLY NORTHEAST TODAY. THIS WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH WINDS EXPECTED AROUND 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY TODAY. IN ADDITION...A WARM FRONT IN THE LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS WILL MOVE NORTH WITH GULF MOISTURE SPILLING INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. STORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED INTO YOUR LOCATION AROUND THE NOON HOUR AND WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AT THIS TIME YOUR LOCATION LOOK TO FAR ENOUGH SOUTH THAT THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER LOOKS TO BE LIMITED. BUT YOU SHOULD EXPECTED WINDS AND SEAS MUCH HIGHER NEAR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. STORM ACTIVITY IS ANTICIPATED TO END TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS LOOK TO SETTLE DURING LATE NIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........6 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 2 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.35 INCHES. SEA WATER TEMPERATURE IS 67 DEGREES SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........99 99 99 99 99 99 99 98 96 94 92 90 WEATHER COV..... LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....CLDYCLDYCLDYCLDYTSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............69 71 72 73 73 74 74 75 75 74 74 73 WND DIR.........SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S WND SPD KNOTS...17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 15 14 WND GST KNOTS...25 25 25 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 WAVE PERIOD(S)..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 WAVE HEIGHT(FT).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 WAVE DIRECTION..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SWELL HEIGHT(FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SWELL PERIOD....9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 HRLY RAIN (IN)...35 .35 .35 .35 .35 .35 .35 .35 .35 .35 .35 .02 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. WINDS...............SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING 8 TO 12 KNOTS. WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........5 TO 6 FEET DECREASING TO 3 FEET DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 2 FEET. SWELL PERIOD........9 SECONDS. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.029 INCHES. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. WINDS...............WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET DECREASING TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 2 FEET. SWELL PERIOD........9 SECONDS. SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 TO 10 KNOTS. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 14 KNOTS. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090407.LIGHT.01/LCH