FNUS74 KLCH 241933
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTERING...NWS LCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
233 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

THE BERMUDA HIGH RIDGES WEST THROUGH THE GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS TO
ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS. FURTHER WEST...A SHALLOW TROUGH EXTENDS
NORTH-TO-SOUTH ACROSS WEST TEXAS. THIS WEATHER CONFIGURATION IS
GENERATING LARGE DIFFERENCES-IN-PRESSURE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.
A FRESH SOUTHEASTERLY WIND IS THE RESULT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 18 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 7 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
SKY (%).........49  50  51  51  52  53  53  55  58  61  64  67
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............75  74  73  73  73  72  72  72  72  72  71  71
RH..............83  85  87  88  89  93  93  94  94  95  92  92
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.15  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14
EYE LVL WND GST.30  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25
WAVE PERIOD(S)..7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).6   6   6   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
WAVE DIRECTION..S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)6   6   6   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7

WATER TEMPERATURE......71 F
SUNSET THIS EVENING...746 PM
SUNRISE SATURDAY......635 AM



.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 7 FEET.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 7 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRARES
REQUESTED BY...JOHN TRARES
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20090423.LIGHT.01/LCH