FNUS74 KLCH 191922 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTERING AREA...NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 222 PM 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. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 2 FEET. TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 10 10 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............74 73 73 72 70 70 69 68 68 68 67 67 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 16 16 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 WAVE PERIOD(S)..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 WAVE HEIGHT(FT).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 WAVE DIRECTION..SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N SWELL HEIGHT(FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE....69 DEGREES SUNSET THIS EVENING........741 PM CDT SUNRISE TOMORROW MORNING...641 AM CDT .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET INCREASING TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL 2 FEET. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH. WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL 2 FEET. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER/LANDRENEAU REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN BRAZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090407.LIGHT.01/LCH