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SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT AUTHOR...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
513 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS. WINDS
WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH CLEAR SKIES AND NO CHANCE OF
RAIN THROUGH TUESDAY.

WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES OFF TO THE EAST AND A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS OUT WEST.

THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA LATE THURSDAY. SHOWERS
AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD AS THIS COLD MOVES
ACROSS. SOME GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED LIGHTNING
STRIKES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS.

STRONG NORTH WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THIS
FRONT ON FRIDAY.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 25 2010.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   547 PM CST
JANUARY 26 2010.......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   548 PM CST


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (CST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........5   5   5   5   5   5   6   8   9   10  10  11
WEATHER COV.....CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER TYPE....NONE    NONE    NONE    NONE    NONE    NONE
TEMP............46  49  53  56  59  61  62  63  62  60  57  55
RH..............71  63  54  49  44  42  41  41  44  47  55  59
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.3   3   4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

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