FNUS74 KLCH 120922 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY SHIP...COAST GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 422 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ADVANCE NORTH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT WITH A DAILY CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING THROUGH MID-WEEK. THE STRONGEST COLD FRONT THUS FAR THIS SEASON WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THURSDAY. THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT WILL BRING AN EXTENDED DRY PERIOD WITH WARM DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 2 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.57 INCHES. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........90 90 90 90 92 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSM TEMP............71 73 76 77 79 80 80 81 81 80 81 80 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S SW S S S S S SE EYE LVL WND SPD.8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 WAVE PERIOD(S)..4 4 4 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 SE SE S S S S S S S S SWELL HEIGHT(FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 HRLY RAIN (IN)...07 .07 .07 .07 .07 .06 .06 .05 .05 .06 .06 .06 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 2 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.20 INCHES. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 2 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.30 INCHES. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...BRYAN MARKLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090908.LIBER.02/LCH