FNUS74 KLCH 091138
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY SHIP...COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
638 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH A COASTAL TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM SOUTH TEXAS INTO LOUISIANA WILL RESULT
IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE COASTAL
TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND...BRINGING AN
INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS AS WELL.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........70  70  71  72  72  73  74  74  75  75  76  77
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............81  81  82  82  82  83  83  83  83  83  83  83
RH..............76  76  76  75  74  73  73  72  72  72  73  74
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   2   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   6   7   7   7   8   8   8   8   8
WAVE PERIOD(S)..4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 FOOT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 FOOT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT 2 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. WAVE
HEIGHT 2 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT 2 TO 3 FEET.

$$
FORECASTER...SHAMBURGER
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN MARKLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20090908.LIBER.02/LCH