FNUS74 KLCH 181902
FWSLCH

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

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

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT. A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM
WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL
MILES...BECOMING MORE SCATTERED FURTHER OUT. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...BRINGING AN END TO THE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 7 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM
SKY (%).........97  96  95  95  95  94  93  92  91  90  88  82
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............75  75  74  74  73  73  73  73  72  72  72  72
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.20  19  19  18  18  17  17  16  16  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND GST.28  27  27  26  26  25  25  24  24  23  23  23
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   6   6   6   6   6
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)7   7   7   7   7   7   7   6   6   6   6   6

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE....70 DEGREES
SUNSET THIS EVENING........740 PM CDT
SUNRISE TOMORROW MORNING...642 AM CDT

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET DECREASING TO 5 FEET BY SUNRISE.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 6 FEET.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 4 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.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.

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