FNUS74 KLCH 131035
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTERING AREA...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
535 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...A WEAKENING DRY PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TODAY.
THIS WILL PRODUCE DRYING HUMIDITIES AND WESTERLY WINDS. A FEW
LINGERING SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER ACADIANA WITH THE DEPARTING
STORM SYSTEM. HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE EARLY PORTION OF THE
WEEK. ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING DECENT RAIN CHANCES
THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY.

IN ADDITION...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE COASTAL WATERS MONDAY NIGHT WITH
MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS DEVELOPING IN ITS WAKE. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH ON TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL RETURN ALONG WITH THUNDERSTORM CHANCES LATE THIS WEEK IN
ADVANCE OF THE NEXT PACIFIC COLD FRONT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 13 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET DECREASING TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 4 FEET.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........18  17  13  12  9   8   7   6   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............68  68  69  69  69  69  69  69  69  68  68  67
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  S   S   SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   7   8   9   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
WAVE PERIOD(S)..6   6   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).4   5   5   5   4   4   3   3   2   1   0   0
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
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

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET INCREASING TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 4 FEET.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET DECREASING TO 2 FEET EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 4 FEET.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

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