FNUS74 KLCH 181022
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARGE...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
522 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AS A
RESULT...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING. A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OUT TO 20 NM...BECOMING MORE SCATTERED
FURTHER OUT. THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL RUN ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE
PREDICTED TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING THE DAY
SUNDAY...BRINGING AN END TO THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND
SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........8 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 7 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........79  78  75  73  71  69  68  67  65  63  60  58
WEATHER COV.....CHC 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  73  73  73  74  74  74  74  74  74  74
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.14  14  14  13  13  12  12  11  11  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND GST.25  25  25  25  25  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).8   8   8   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)8   8   8   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE....69 DEGREES
SUNRISE THIS MORNING.......643 AM CDT
SUNSET THIS EVENING........740 PM CDT
SUNRISE TOMORROW MORNING...642 AM CDT

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 6 FEET.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........6 FEET DECREASING TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 5 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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