FNUS74 KLCH 060935
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY SHIP...COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
435 AM CDT TUE OCT 6 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH TO
NEAR THE COAST WEDNESDAY BUT RETURN RAPIDLY NORTH AS A WARM FRONT
THURSDAY WITH A CONTINUATION OF SOUTHERLY WINDS. A MORE SIGNIFICANT
FRONT WILL APPROACH FRIDAY AND ADVANCE INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF
EARLY SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET INCREASING TO 4 FEET BY LATE MORNING
                    AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2 FEET
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 3 TO 4 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........63  62  61  60  59  58  57  56  55  54  53  52
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............79  80  82  83  84  85  86  86  87  87  86  85
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.13  14  14  14  15  15  15  14  14  13  12  10
EYE LVL WND GST.17  18  18  18  19  19  19  18  18  17  16  15
WAVE PERIOD(S)..6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3
WAVE DIRECTION..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 2 FEET.

.WEDNESDAY...

EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 2 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
17 MPH.

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