FNUS74 KLCH 200915
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY SHIP...COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
415 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

A COOL DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CAROLINAS RIDGES
SOUTHWEST ACROSS LOUISIANA AND INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF OF
MEXICO. THIS SHALLOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EASTWARD...
REACHING THE SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLANTIC ON WEDNESDAY.

PRESSURES WILL BEGIN FALLING ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE BY
WEDNESDAY...FORCING ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO ADVANCE THROUGH THE
SPOT AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 3 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........33  35  38  40  43  46  48  47  46  45  44  43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............68  69  71  74  76  77  79  79  79  79  79  77
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND GST.20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
WAVE PERIOD(S)..4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 3 FEET.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 4 FEET.

THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL BE RUNNING ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE THE PREDICTED
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.

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