FNUS74 KLCH 190948
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTERING AREA...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
448 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION TODAY AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AS COOLER AIR MOVES OVER THE NORTHWEST
GULF. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE MONDAY NIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 4 FEET.

TIME (CDT)       7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%)..........71  67  59  50  42  34  30  29  26  23  20  17
WEATHER COV......
WEATHER TYPE.....
TEMP.............70  71  72  72  73  73  73  74  74  74  73  73
EYE LVL WND DIR..SW  SW  SW  W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD..11  11  11  11  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND GST..20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
WAVE PERIOD(S)...7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
WAVE HEIGHT(FT)..0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   2   2   2
WAVE DIRECTION...SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT).5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE....68 DEGREES
SUNRISE THIS MORNING.......642 AM CDT
SUNSET THIS EVENING........741 PM CDT
SUNRISE TOMORROW MORNING...641 AM CDT

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET INCREASING TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTH SWELL 4 FEET.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL 5 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.

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