FNUS74 KLCH 270931
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY SHIP...COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
431 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM JUST SOUTH OF MARSH ISLAND TO JUST
SOUTH OF HIGH ISLAND THIS MORNING. THIS WEAKENING FRONTAL SYSTEM
WILL SLOWLY WASH OUT...AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
BUILDS POLEWARD INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO.

COOL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTHWARD OUT OF ALBERTA WILL SHOVE A
SHARP COLD FRONT THROUGH THE SPOT FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY EVENING.

ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE THROUGH THE SPOT FORECAST AREA ON
FRIDAY. MIDLATITUDE WESTERLY SHORTWAVES WILL PASS OVER THE
MARGINALLY UNSTABLE PRE-FRONTAL AIR...SETTING OFF SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 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 (%).........13  11  18  24  23  20  7   6   6   5   3   1
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TEMP............79  80  82  83  84  85  86  86  87  87  86  85
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.3   3   3   3   4   4   4   5   5   5   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10
WAVE PERIOD(S)..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
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)1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET INCREASING TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 2 FEET EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHWEST SWELL 2 FEET.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........3 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHWEST SWELL 1 FEET.

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