FNUS74 KLCH 212150 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR COAST GUARD SABINE HAZMAT...US COAST GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 350 PM CST WED DEC 21 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT EXTENDS THROUGH NEW ORLEANS THROUGH TAMPICO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT WITH A LOW FORMING OF OF CALCASIEU PASS TOMORROW MORNING. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE INCREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY. STORMS WILL EXIT DURING AFTERNOON HOURS AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT SPILLS IN BEHIND THE CURRENT FRONT. THIS WILL SWING THE WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS AND SEAS INCREASING. BY FRIDAY CURRENTS WILL BE STRONG THROUGH THE PASSES AS A LOW WATER ADVISORY MAYBE NEEDED. ALSO LOOKING AT MORE RAIN ON SATURDAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY OVER THE WEEKEND. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH BECOMING SOUTH LATER. WAVE PERIOD.........8 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET THROUGH THE NIGHT. SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.40 INCHES. TIME (CST) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM SKY (%).........85 85 82 82 83 83 84 85 85 87 89 91 WEATHER COV.....CLDY CLDY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW TSM TSM TSM TEMP............59 60 62 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 60 60 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E SE SE S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 8 9 EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 WAVE PERIOD(S)..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 WAVE HEIGHT(FT).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 WAVE DIRECTION..SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SWELL HEIGHT(FT)1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 HRLY RAIN (IN).. 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 0 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.80 INCHES. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 0 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .SATURDAY... CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH. .CHRISTMAS DAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW R KELLY TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20111214.COAST.01/LCH