FNUS74 KLCH 292116 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT ARTHUR...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 316 PM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS CLEARED THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 20 MPH. NO MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND CLOUDS WILL CLEAR OUT LATER TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE WEEKEND. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR SABINE LAKE THROUGH TONIGHT AND THE OFF SHORE WATERS THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY PUSH WATER LEVELS BELOW FORECASTED TIDE LEVELS. THIS WILL RESULT IN WATER LEVELS BEING UP TO 2 FEET BELOW MEAN SEA LEVEL SATURDAY MORNING AROUND LOW TIDE. A LOW WATER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY RELAX OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........66 64 60 57 53 50 48 47 45 43 40 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 50 47 45 44 43 42 41 40 40 39 38 RH..............80 88 92 95 95 96 95 96 94 94 93 91 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N EYE LVL WND SPD.13 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 WAVE HEIGHT(FT).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 MILES SOUTH OF SABINE PASS: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FEET. 20 MILES SOUTH OF SABINE PASS: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FEET. 20 MILES SOUTH OF SABINE PASS: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GRIFFIN REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100123.PORTA.02/LCH