FNUS74 KLCH 141456 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR COAST GUARD SABINE HAZMAT...US COAST GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 856 AM CST WED DEC 14 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AREAS OF DENSE SEA FOG WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. THERE MAY BE PERIODIC BREAKS...AS WAS THE CASE ON TUESDAY...BUT THE OVERALL PATTERN FAVORS CONTINUED SEA FOG DEVELOPMENT. THIS PATTERN IS FORECAST TO REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE EARLIEST. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO AT THAT TIME...USHERING IN DRIER AIR WHICH SHOULD ERODE THE FOG. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE FOG. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........81 75 69 63 62 65 68 71 74 75 76 77 WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG TEMP............67 68 69 70 70 70 71 71 70 69 69 68 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 WAVE HEIGHT(FT).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE FOG. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET. $$ FORECASTER...CARBONI REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW R KELLY TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20111214.COAST.01/LCH