FNUS74 KLCH 170443
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEAK...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1043 PM CST WED NOV 16 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE SITE OF THE SPILL AT THIS TIME. THIS
WILL BRING WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH AND A INCREASE IN WIND
SPEEDS. THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE FOR ANY RAINFALL WITH THE PASSAGE OF
THIS LATEST FRONT. CLOUD CEILINGS WILL VARY FROM 015 TO 030 FOR ABOUT
THREE TO FOUR HOURS BEFORE CLEARING OUT.

TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNEL ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING
NEAR NORMAL...ABOUT ONE FOOT MLLW. WITH NORTH WINDS INCREASING
TONIGHT...TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT...FALLING TO AROUND ONE TO
ONE AND A HALF FEET BELOW NORMAL LEVELS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
TIDE LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY...RISING BACK
TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS THURSDAY EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 23
                    TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WAVE PERIOD.........0 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTH SWELL 0 FEET.

TIME (CST)      8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........48  50  53  55  58  55  52  49  39  30
WEATHER COV.....        CLDY    CLDY    CLDY    CLR
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............60  58  57  55  54  54  53  53  52  51
RH..............90  90  86  90  86  80  80  74  71  71
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   8   9   10  11  11  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
WAVE PERIOD(S)..0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WAVE DIRECTION..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
SWELL HEIGHT(FT)0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 18
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE PERIOD.........0 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTH SWELL 0 FEET.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER/LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20111116.LEAK_.01/LCH