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SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY SHIP...COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
456 AM CDT THU OCT 1 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TODAY OVER
THE AREA OF OPERATIONS AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES
TO DEEPEN OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES. WE CAN NOT RULE OUT
THE RISK OF A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...
HOWEVER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE A GOOD BET LATE
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO BECOME STATIONARY
NEAR THE OPERATIONS AREA THROUGH SUNDAY WITH SHOWERS AND
A GOOD BET THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 2 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........67  67  67  68  68  68  68  68  69  69  69  69
WEATHER COV.....                        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                        TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............78  79  79  80  81  81  82  82  82  82  81  81
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.8   8   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   10  10
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20
WAVE PERIOD(S)..3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET INCREASING TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 3 FEET.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET DECREASING TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........EAST SWELL 2 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
12 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
12 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.

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