FNUS74 KLCH 181015
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTERING AREA...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
515 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AS A
RESULT...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY AND THIS
EVENING. A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OUT TO 20 NM...BECOMING MORE SCATTERED
FURTHER OUT. THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL RUN ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE
PREDICTED TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING THE DAY
SUNDAY...BRINGING AN END TO THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND
SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 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 (%).........76  75  73  71  68  66  65  64  63  62  60  59
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............72  73  73  74  74  74  75  75  75  75  75  74
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.13  12  12  11  11  10  10  10  10  9   9   8
EYE LVL WND GST.25  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  15  15  15
WAVE PERIOD(S)..7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).8   8   8   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)8   8   8   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE....68 DEGREES
SUNRISE THIS MORNING.......645 AM CDT
SUNSET THIS EVENING........742 PM CDT
SUNRISE TOMORROW MORNING...644 AM CDT

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET DECREASING TO 2 FEET EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 6 FEET.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 5 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.

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