FNUS74 KLCH 172017
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARGE...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
317 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

A WARM FRONT EXTENDING ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO
ADVANCE NORTH THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES WILL PASS OVER THE UNSTABLE POST WARM-FRONTAL
AIR...SETTING OFF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ALSO...THE ACTUAL TIDES
WILL BE RUNNING ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE THE PREDICTED TIDES THROUGH
SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE COMING TO AN END WITH
PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY.
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 21 TO 24 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........8 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 7 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM
SKY (%).........88  89  91  92  89  84  79  73  68  66  67  71
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............72  72  72  72  72  72  72  72  72  72  72  72
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.17  17  17  17  17  17  16  16  16  15  14  14
EYE LVL WND GST.23  23  23  23  23  23  22  22  22  21  21  21
WAVE PERIOD(S)..6   6   6   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).7   7   7   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT).3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
SWELL PERIOD.....9   9   9   9   9   9  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 21 TO 24 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........8 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 4 FEET.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 3 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER/LANDRENEAU
REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20090417.BARGE.01/LCH