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SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT AUTHOR...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
551 AM CST MON FEB 1 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WITH INCREASING CLOUDS
AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY FORMS UP OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF.
OVERRUNNING RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY AS A
WESTERN UPPER LEVEL TROF FORCES A FRONTAL WAVE ON THIS BOUNDARY.
RAIN SHOULD TAPER OFF FRIDAY AS THE UPPER TROF PASSES. A WEAKER
PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH AFTER SUPER SUNDAY WITH SOME
LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-2400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT OR LESS.

TIME (CST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........100 100 99  99  99  98  98  97  94  91  88  85
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............39  40  41  43  46  49  52  53  54  55  55  54
RH..............100 100 100 99  88  82  78  77  73  74  76  81
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   5   4   3   3   3   3   4   4   5
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5   10
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT OR LESS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-2500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT OR LESS.

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