FNUS74 KLCH 211904
FWSLCH

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

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

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE TONIGHT
AND THURSDAY 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.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 4 FEET.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID
SKY (%).........80  82  84  87  90  92  94  98  100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............76  77  77  77  77  77  77  76  76  76  76  76
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.18  18  18  18  18  18  18  19  19  20  20  20
EYE LVL WND GST.25  25  25  25  25  25  25  26  26  27  27  27
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6
WAVE DIRECTION..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 19 TO 22 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........6 TO 7 FEET.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 TO 6 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 11 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 9 MPH.

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