FNUS74 KLCH 042055 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT ARTHUR...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 255 PM CST THU FEB 4 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF HAS BECOME RATHER ELONGATED AND DIFFUSE TODAY. WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA RELAXING AS A CONSEQUENCE...THE STRONG AND GUSTY EAST WINDS OBSERVED OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING HAVE ABATED. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME MORE NORTHERLY AND CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE IN SPEED HEADING INTO THIS EVENING...AS THE LOW PRESSURE AREA HEADS NORTHEAST TOWARD SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. THE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE COMING TO AN END SHORTLY...WITH JUST ISOLATED TO SCATTERED PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN EXPECTED TO PERSIST AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO THE AREA. CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER WILL LINGER MUCH LONGER...HOWVER...WITH A CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .WATER TEMPERATURE... SABINE LAKE...ABOUT 52 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. -.SUNRISE AND SUNSET... FEBRUARY 4 2010......SUNSET 556 PM CST FEBRUARY 5 2010......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 557 PM CST .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........99 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT OR LESS. 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.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............52 51 50 49 49 49 48 48 48 47 47 47 RH..............95 96 99 98 96 98 95 93 94 92 92 90 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N NW EYE LVL WND SPD.7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT OR LESS. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CARBONI REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100123.PORTA.02/LCH