FNUS74 KLCH 232319
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT AUTHOR...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
519 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
AREAS OF FOG WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN THE SHIP CHANNEL WITH SHOWERS
POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. FOG IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LIFTING AS WINDS SWING
AROUND TO THE WEST. VISIBILITY WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND
CONTINUE AFTER SUNRISE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 26 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.
TIDES...............FLOOD TIDE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SLACK FROM MIDNIGHT
                    TO 1 AM. EBB TIDE FROM 1 AM THROUGH 6 AM.

TIME (CST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........60  59  57  55  53  51  51  50  49  47  46  45
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG
TEMP............63  61  59  58  57  56  56  55  54  54  53  53
RH..............96  100 100 100 100 100 100 97  92  88  82  78
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   7   7   7   6
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
TIDE............FL  FL  FL  FL  FL  FL  FL  SL  SL  EB  EB  EB

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1400
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 21 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 31 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.
TIDE................EBB THROUGH NOON. SLACK FROM NOON TO 1 PM. FLOOD TIDE
                    FROM 1 PM THROUGH 11 PM. SLACK FROM 11 PM TO MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 23 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 21
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.
TIDE................FLOOD TIDE FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM. SLACK FROM 11 PM TO MIDNIGHT.
                    EBB TIDE FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM.


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FORECASTER...BRAZZELL
REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100123.PORTA.02/LCH