FNUS74 KLCH 161243
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAZMAT5152012...US COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
743 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS AN
UPPER LOW MOVES SLOWLY EAST OVER THE AREA. ANY SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT DOES DEVELOP IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE TOO
STRONG...BUT COULD STILL CONTAIN OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND
MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HEAVY RAINFALL. WINDS MAY BE BRIEFLY STRONGER
AND SHIFT IN DIRECTION NEAR THE STORMS WHICH MAY MAKE LOCAL WATERS
MORE CHOPPY.

RAIN CHANCES WILL END BY THIS EVENING WITH DRY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR
NORTHEASTERLY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS OVER THE REGION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
SEA STATE...........LIGHT CHOP.
WATER TEMPERATURE...80.


TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........60  58  56  53  51  49  49  49  49  49  49  49
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............70  73  75  77  78  79  80  80  80  80  79  78
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.7   7   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
WAVE HEIGHT(FT).1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FEET.
SEA STATE...........LIGHT CHOP.
WATER TEMPERATURE...80.


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FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN SUNDQUIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20120515.HAZMA.01/LCH