FNUS74 KLCH 251040 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY SHIP...COAST GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 540 AM CDT FRI SEP 25 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN OLD AND PERSISTENT FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER LOWER ACADIANA AND THE COASTAL WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT MOISTURE KEEPING CLOUD COVER AND SPOTTY SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH THE RAIN TO THE EAST WITH CLEARING SKIES AND WARMER TEMPS FOR SUNDAY. MORE RAIN MOVES IN LATE NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 FEET. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........86 85 84 82 81 80 80 81 82 82 82 82 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 RW TEMP............75 77 79 80 82 83 83 83 83 83 82 80 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE N N N N N N N N NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.10 9 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 WAVE PERIOD(S)..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 WAVE HEIGHT(FT).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 WAVE DIRECTION..NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SWELL HEIGHT(FT)2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 FEET. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 FEET. $$ FORECASTER...SWEENEY REQUESTED BY...BRYAN MARKLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090908.LIBER.02/LCH