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SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT ARTHUR...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
349 PM CST WED FEB 3 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK EAST
ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO AND THE SOUTHERN PLAINS OVER THE NEXT 48
HOURS. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INDUCE A GULF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
TO DEVELOP OFF THE SOUTH TEXAS COAST LATER TONIGHT...WITH THE LOW
SUBSEQUENTLY TRACKING OFF TO THE NORTHEAST...REACHING THE SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA COAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

EAST WINDS...ALREADY SUSTAINED AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER AS THE LOW DEVELOPS LATER
TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SABINE LAKE AND
THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS.

DUE TO THE PERSISTENT AND STRONG EASTERLY FLOW...ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH READINGS AROUND 2.5 FEET MLLW NEAR THE TIME OF PREDICTED
HIGH TIDE.

AREAS OF LIGHT RAINFALL HAVE ALREADY PERIODICALLY AFFECTED THE AREA
TODAY...AND THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...WITH THE
INTENSITY AND COVERAGE INCREASING BY MID TO LATE EVENING. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST
THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

.WATER TEMPERATURE...
SABINE LAKE...ABOUT 53 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

-.SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY  3 2010......SUNSET    555 PM CST
FEBRUARY  4 2010......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   556 PM CST

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 22 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 TO 2 FEET.

TIME (CST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
TEMP............52  51  50  50  49  49  49  49  48  48  48  48
RH..............80  83  88  90  91  96  97  98  99  100 100 100
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.14  14  14  14  15  15  15  16  16  16  17  16
EYE LVL WND GST.25  25  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 TO 2 FEET.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.

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