FNUS74 KLCH 091000
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY SHIP...COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
500 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2009

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WHICH
WILL APPROACH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND ADVANCE INTO THE NORTHWEST
GULF EARLY SATURDAY...GENERATING A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS...KEEPING THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 20 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
WAVE PERIOD.........6-7 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5-6 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........60  61  64  67  70  72  75  78  80  83  86  89
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............84  84  85  85  85  86  86  86  86  85  84  81
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  W   W   NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.20  19  19  18  18  17  17  16  16  17  18  19
EYE LVL WND GST.27  28  26  25  25  24  24  23  23  24  25  26
WAVE PERIOD(S)..7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   6   6
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 17 TO 18 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5-6 FEET.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4-5 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
14 MPH.
.COLUMBUS DAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
11 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.

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