FNUS74 KLCH 211002
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY SHIP...COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
502 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO
TONIGHT WITH MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND INCREASING
SEAS. ACTUAL TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE THE
PREDICTED ASTRONOMICAL TIDES TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE GULF WATERS ON THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE ANTICIPATED AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 4 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........66  67  70  73  76  79  80  82  84  87  90  92
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............72  73  73  74  75  76  76  77  77  77  77  77
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.11  11  11  12  12  12  12  12  12  12  11  11
EYE LVL WND GST.20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
WAVE PERIOD(S)..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 4 FEET.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 4 FEET.

$$

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