FNUS74 KLCH 210852
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTERING AREA...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
352 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL SHIFT EAST AND EXPAND OVER THE
EASTERN U.S. AND WESTERN ATLANTIC BY LATE IN THE WEEK. SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN BY FRIDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL
IS ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET INCREASING TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 3 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   4   5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............69  70  71  72  72  73  73  74  74  74  73  73
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.9   9   9   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   9
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
WAVE PERIOD(S)..7   6   6   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  S   S   SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)1   1   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE............68 F
SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING............6:39 AM
SUNSET THIS EVENING................7:44 PM

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET DECREASING TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 FEET.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.

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