FNUS74 KLCH 160830
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTERING AREA...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
330 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BREAKDOWN ACROSS LOUISIANA ON FRIDAY...
PERMITTING A NORTHWEST-TO-SOUTHEAST ORIENTED GULF FRONT
TO ADVANCE NORTH...SWEEPING THROUGH THE AREA.

PRE-FRONTAL RAIN WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS IS LIKELY
ON FRIDAY...GIVING WAY TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY
AS DISTURBANCES ALOFT PASS OVER UNSTABLE POST-FRONTAL AIR.

VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY.

A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ON THROUGH ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........6 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 5 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........31  35  43  52  60  69  73  73  74  75  76  77
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............69  69  69  69  69  69  69  69  69  69  69  69
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.12  12  12  13  13  13  14  14  14  15  15  16
EYE LVL WND GST.20  20  20  25  25  25  25  25  30  30  30  30
WAVE PERIOD(S)..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 7 FEET.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........8 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 7 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH.

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