FNUS74 KLCH 080853
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTERING...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
353 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW CONTINUE TO KEEP WARM AND HUMID
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT WILL LIMIT RAIN CHANCES THROUGH SATURDAY. A FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE AREA BY MONDAY BRINGING A SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHANCE OF
RAIN FOR CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 5 FEET.
SUNRISE.............626 AM

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........52  51  50  48  47  45  44  43  41  40  38  37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............75  76  77  78  79  79  79  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.13  13  13  12  12  11  11  11  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND GST.25  25  25  20  20  20  20  20  15  15  15  15
WAVE PERIOD(S)..6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
WAVE DIRECTION..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 5 FEET.
SUNSET..............755 PM


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET DECREASING TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 3 FEET LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 5 FEET.
SUNRISE.............623 AM

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

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