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SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT AUTHOR...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
602 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...YOU SHOULD MAKE IT THROUGH THE WORK-DAY WITHOUT ANY RAINS.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN TO A 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY AFTERNOON WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. LOOKING AT THE WIND FLOW TO BE RATHER CONSISTENT FROM AROUND
110 DEGREES...E/SE. THIS IS ALL OCCURRING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS
AHEAD OF OUR NEXT COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THIS GENERAL SPEED AND DIRECTION OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL
SHARPLY SWING NORTHWEST AT THE WORKSITE NEAR NOON FRIDAY AS THE SURFACE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT.

COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE INTO THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND. NORTH WINDS
WILL REMAIN RATHER STIFF SATURDAY BEFORE RELAXING SOMEWHAT SUNDAY AS THE
SURFACE HIGH SLIDES EAST.

HAVE A PRODUCTIVE DAY. MIKE

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........78  78  77  77  77  76  76  78  81  84  87  90
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............54  54  55  57  60  62  64  66  67  67  67  66
RH..............94  92  88  85  78  74  71  69  69  67  69  73
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.10  11  11  12  13  14  15  16  16  17  17  17
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  25  25  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AROUND NOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.

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