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SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT AUTHOR...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
528 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENING WILL BRING INCREASED
WINDS OVER THE WORK AREA TODAY. THE FLOW WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST
AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN MOVING THROUGH
THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE LOWER SABINE
FRIDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ALONG AND AHEAD
OF THE FRONT WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS FOLLOWING IN ITS WAKE. A DRY WEATHER
PATTERN WILL RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND. AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN APPEARS
INCOMING FOR THE NEW WORKWEEK WITH MODELS SUGGESTING A COUPLE OF SYSTEMS
MOVING THROUGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18  19  21  23  24  26  27  28  31  33  34  37
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TEMP............46  47  48  51  54  57  60  62  63  64  63  63
RH..............91  93  92  84  77  71  66  65  64  65  69  71
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   7   10  12  14  14  14  14  14  14  14
EYE LVL WND GST.10  15  15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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