FNUS74 KLCH 111134
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY SHIP...COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
634 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE
SLOWLY NORTHWARD INTO TEXAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BRINGING PERIODS
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE GULF WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL INCREASE TODAY AS THE LOW DEVELOPS...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN
ADDITION...TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO BE UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL
ALONG THE COAST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY DUE TO PERSISTENT EASTERLY TO
SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET INCREASING TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 3 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............76  78  80  81  81  81  81  81  81  81  81  81
RH..............92  92  89  86  81  77  74  72  71  71  72  76
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   6   7   8   8   8   8   8   6   6   5
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  11  12  13  14  15  15  14  12  11  10
WAVE PERIOD(S)..3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 3 FEET.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 4 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND
80. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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