FNUS74 KLCH 170846
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTERING AREA...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
346 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

A WARM FRONT EXTENDING ALONG A LINE THROUGH HOUSTON TO GULF POINT
28N 89W WILL ADVANCE NORTH THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS BY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. DISTURBANCES ALOFT WILL PASS OVER THE UNSTABLE POST
WARM-FRONTAL AIR...SETTING OFF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

ALSO...THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL BE RUNNING ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE THE
PREDICTED TIDES THROUGH SATURDAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE COMING TO AN END WITH PASSAGE OF
A COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 21 TO 24 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........8 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 7 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........89  89  87  86  84  83  82  82  82  81  81  80
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............69  70  70  71  71  71  72  72  72  72  72  72
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.16  16  16  16  16  17  17  17  18  18  18  18
EYE LVL WND GST.30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  35  35  35  35
WAVE PERIOD(S)..7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   8   8
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   8   8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........9 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 9 FEET.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY  (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 18 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........8 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 8 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.

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