FNUS74 KLCH 200928
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY SHIP...COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
428 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN
GULF TODAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCES THIS AFTERNOON.  THE RAIN CHANCES
WILL BE ON THE INCREASE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MAKES ITS
WAY TOWARDS THE AREA OF OPERATIONS. THIS FRONT IS FORECAST TO STALL
ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH
CHANCES FOR PERIODIC SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING THROUGH
THROUGH REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE GENERALLY
LESS THAN ONE FOOT TODAY AND TONIGHT AND INCREASING SLIGHTLY TO AROUND
ONE FOOT ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........<1 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL <1 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........64  64  65  66  67  68  69  68  66  64  62  61
WEATHER COV.....        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....        TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............78  79  80  81  81  82  82  83  83  83  83  82
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   NW  NW  W   W   SW  SW  S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   3   3   4   4   4   4   5   5   6   6   7
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10
WAVE PERIOD(S)..4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........<1 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL <1 FEET.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
WAVE PERIOD.........3 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHWEST SWELL 1 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND
80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
6 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.

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