FNUS74 KLCH 162035
FWSLCH

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

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES/SHORTWAVES AND
A WARM FRONT MOVE INTO THE OFFSHORE WATERS. SEAS WILL BE HIGHER
TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW BEFORE RELAXING ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT ON SUNDAY EVENING.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AROUND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
WINDS KNOTS.........SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 21 KNOTS.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 TO 6 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........8 TO 11 SECONDS.

SUNSET..............741 PM
SEA WATER TEMP......67 DEGREES

TIME (CDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........91  90  88  87  85  83  82  82  83  83  83
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............71  71  71  71  71  71  70  70  70  70  70
WND DIR.........E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE
WND SPD KNOTS...16  16  16  17  17  17  17  17  17  18  18
WND GST KNOTS...22  22  22  22  22  22  23  23  23  23  23
WAVE PERIOD(S)..7   7   7   7   7   7   7   6   6   7   7
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   6   6   6
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
SWELL PERIOD....9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
WINDS KNOTS.........SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 24 KNOTS.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........6 TO 8 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........9 SECONDS

SUNRISE.............643 AM CDT

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
WINDS KNOTS.........SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 24 KNOTS.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 TO 10 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 FEET.

SUNSET..............742 PM

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 16 TO 21 KNOTS DECREASING TO 12
TO 17 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.

.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 14
KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.

.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 13 KNOTS. SEAS 4 FEET.

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