FNUS74 KLCH 130946 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY SHIP...COAST GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 446 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UNTIL THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE THURSDAY...RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. A DRY AND EXTENDED WEATHER PATTERN WILL FOLLOW THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 2 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.44 INCHES. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........84 83 83 83 82 82 81 80 79 78 77 76 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............78 79 80 80 81 81 82 82 81 81 81 80 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 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..S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SWELL HEIGHT(FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 HRLY RAIN (IN)...04 .04 .04 .04 .04 .04 .04 .04 .04 .04 .04 .04 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 2 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.20 INCHES. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 KNOTS. WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.16 INCHES. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING MORE WESTERLY AND INCREASING LATE. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY.. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...BRYAN MARKLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090908.LIBER.02/LCH