FNUS74 KLCH 181849
FWSLCH

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

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

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT. A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM
WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL
MILES...BECOMING MORE SCATTERED FURTHER OUT. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...BRINGING AN END TO THE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 7 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM
SKY (%).........97  96  95  95  95  94  93  92  91  90  88  82
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............74  74  74  73  73  73  73  73  73  72  72  72
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.20  19  19  18  18  17  17  16  16  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND GST.28  27  27  26  26  25  25  24  24  23  23  23
WAVE PERIOD(S)..7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).7   7   7   7   7   7   7   6   6   6   6   6
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)7   7   7   7   7   7   7   6   6   6   6   6

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE....70 DEGREES
SUNSET THIS EVENING........740 PM CDT
SUNRISE TOMORROW MORNING...642 AM CDT

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 6 FEET.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 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.

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