FNUS74 KLCH 041242 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT ARTHUR...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 642 AM CST THU FEB 4 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 36 HOURS. THIS SYSTEM HAS DEVELOPED A GULF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE SOUTH TEXAS COAST LATER THIS MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST...REACHING THE SOUTHERN LOUISIANA COAST THIS EVENING. EAST WINDS...ALREADY SUSTAINED AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER PAST SUNRISE 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. THE RAINS WHICH HAVE DOUSED THE AREA SINCE LAST NIGHT WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. 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 4 2010......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 556 PM CST FEBRUARY 5 2010......SUNRISE 704 AM CST .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS THIS MORNING BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET. TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............48 48 50 51 53 54 55 55 55 55 54 52 RH..............100 98 94 89 87 83 81 80 79 81 84 88 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E NE NE N N NW W W EYE LVL WND SPD.14 12 11 10 7 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.20 18 16 15 15 15 10 10 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVE HEIGHT.........1 TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ESCUDE REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100123.PORTA.02/LCH