FNUS74 KLCH 261113 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT AUTHOR...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 513 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH MAINLY LIGHT NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS TO GRADUALLY RETURN. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND EVOLVE INTO A LINE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. SOME STORMS WILL BE RATHER STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE THEN EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 26 2010.......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 548 PM CST JANUARY 27 2010.......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 549 PM CST WATER TEMPERATURE...56 F. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........27 25 23 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 15 15 WEATHER COV.....CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 51 55 58 61 63 64 65 64 62 58 56 RH..............71 63 53 47 42 41 40 38 41 44 53 57 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 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........86 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING... THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RUA REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100123.PORTA.02/LCH