FNUS74 KLCH 081034
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY SHIP...COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
534 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2009

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
CDT FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE FRIDAY
AND ADVANCE INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF EARLY SATURDAY...GENERATING A
GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL
PREVAIL BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........4-5 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET INCREASING TO 6 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 3 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............83  83  84  85  85  85  86  86  86  86  86  85
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.13  13  13  14  15  15  16  16  17  17  18  18
EYE LVL WND GST.18  18  18  19  20  20  21  21  22  22  23  23
WAVE PERIOD(S)..4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).3   3   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   5   6   6
WAVE DIRECTION..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 20 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........4-5 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5-7 FEET.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 17 TO 19 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4-6 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
14 MPH.
.COLUMBUS DAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.

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