FNUS74 KLCH 172039
FWSLCH

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

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

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX IS MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS
AND WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
THIS SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD TO THE EAST AND INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL
LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. HEAVIEST RAINFALL LOOKS TO DEVELOP
OVER HARDIN...TYLER...JASPER...NEWTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
VERNON...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...RAPIDES AND ALLEN PARISHES IN SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA WHERE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE ISSUED.

IN ADDITION...A WARM FRONT EXTENDING OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS WILL LIFT TO
THE NORTH TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN TONIGHT INTO
TOMORROW. UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL PASS OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS 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 ON SUNDAY.


.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.........9 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 9 FEET.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....1.3  INCHES.

TIME (CDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
SKY (%).........92  89  84  79  73  68  66  67  71  75  79  83
WEATHER COV.....SCT CHC CHC CHC 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.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.17  17  17  16  16  16  15  14  14  14  14  14
EYE LVL WND GST.30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  25  25  25
WAVE PERIOD(S)..7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).8   8   8   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   8   8
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)8   8   8   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   8   8
HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.33 0.33 .33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33

.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.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........8 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 8 FEET.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....1.0  INCHES.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........8 FEET DECREASING TO 2 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 7 FEET.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.75 INCHES.

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