FNUS74 KLCH 272058 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT AUTHOR...COAST GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 258 PM CST WED JAN 27 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... INCREASING CLOUDS AND WINDS ON THURSDAY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS POSSIBLE BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE DURING EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH THE BEST CHANCE AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. THEIR IS SOME POTENTIAL THAT SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH THE WIND THE MAIN THREAT. NUMEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND AND CLOUD TO WATER SHOULD BE EXPECTED WITH STRONGER STORMS. FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED AROUND 9 TO 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING. CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SWING AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT BUT WILL TAKE SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE STRENGTH OF THE WIND BECOMES ESTABLISHED. WINDS WILL ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY DAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FEET. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........58 58 58 58 57 57 57 59 62 66 70 73 WEATHER COV.....MSTLY CLR MSTLY CLR PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 59 59 58 57 57 57 56 56 55 55 55 RH..............78 84 88 90 91 91 91 93 97 98 99 100 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 WAVE HEIGHT(FT).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........LIGHT CHOP IN THE SHIP CHANNEL. 20 MILES SOUTH OF SABINE PASS: WINDS WILL START OUT 15 TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY. INCREASING TO SUSTAINED AT 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHT WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. STRONGEST STORMS WILL DEVELOP TOWARDS SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH AND GUSTY. WAVE HEIGHT.........CHOPPY IN THE SHIP CHANNEL. 20 MILES SOUTH OF SABINE PASS: WINDS WILL 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 5 TO 6 FEET. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE 50S AND RECOVER BACK INTO THE LOWER 60S BY THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 MPH AND GUSTY BECOMING NORTHWEST BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS. WINDS AROUND 14 TO 17 MPH. .SATURDAY... BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100123.PORTA.02/LCH