FNUS74 KLCH 070910
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTERING...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
410 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL MAINTAIN WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE APPROACH OF A FRONT
EARLY NEXT WEEK MAY BRING A SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHANCE OF RAIN FOR
CENTRAL LOUISIANA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. OTHERWISE...ONLY ISOLATED
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET DECREASING TO 2 FEET EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SUNRISE.............625 AM

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........36  36  36  36  36  36  36  36  36  36  36  36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............76  77  78  78  79  79  80  80  80  80  79  79
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.8   8   7   7   6   6   6   6   6   7   7   7
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
WAVE PERIOD(S)..6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).4   3   2   1   1   0   0   0   1   2   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
SUNSET..............754 PM

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
SUNRISE.............624 AM

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND
80. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PATRICK
REQUESTED BY...J  BRAZZELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20090505.LIGHT.01/LCH