FNUS74 KLCH 200908
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARGE...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
408 AM CDT MON APR 20 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TODAY IN THE WAKE OF
THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LAST NIGHT. OTHERWISE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO CHANGE VERY LITTLE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET DECREASING TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........EAST SWELL 4 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........4   4   4   3   3   3   1   2   3   3   3   3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............67  66  66  66  66  66  66  66  67  67  70  69
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.14  14  13  12  11  10  10  10  10  10  10  9
EYE LVL WND GST.25  25  25  25  25  25  15  15  15  15  15  15
WAVE PERIOD(S)..5   5   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   6   7   7
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   2
WAVE DIRECTION..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NE  E   E
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3

WATER SURFACE TEMPERATURE...70
SUNRISE THIS MORNING........641 AM
SUNSET THIS EVENING.........741 PM

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........8 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 2 FEET.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET INCREASING TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 2 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.

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