FNUS74 KLCH 151058 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR INTRACOASTAL CITY DIVE...US COAST GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 558 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP PRODUCE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON...AND A FEW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT DOES DEVELOP IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE TOO STRONG...WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND MODERATE RAINFALL BRIEFLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. WINDS MAY BE BRIEFLY STRONGER AND SHIFT IN DIRECTION NEAR THE STORMS. AWAY FROM ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY...MAINLY LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH MAINLY A LIGHT CHOP ON THE WATER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT. SEA STATE...........LIGHT CHOP. WATER TEMPERATURE...80. VISIBILITY...........GREATER THAN 6 MILES...SLIGHT CHANCE OF 3 TO 5 MILES IN SHOWERS...SLIGHT CHANCE OF LESS THAN 3 MILES IN THUNDERSTORMS. CURRENT.............MAINLY FROM THE NORTHWEST AT LESS THAN 0.3 KNOTS IN THE MORNING. BECOMING FROM THE NORTHEAST AT BETWEEN 0.3 AND 0.6 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........55 55 58 60 63 65 68 70 69 68 68 67 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............73 73 74 76 78 79 80 80 81 81 81 80 EYE LVL WND DIR.N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.8 10 10 10 10 10 7 5 5 7 7 7 WAVE PERIOD(S)..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 WAVE HEIGHT(FT).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT. SEA STATE...........LIGHT CHOP. WATER TEMPERATURE...80. VISIBILITY...........GREATER THAN 6 MILES...SLIGHT CHANCE OF 3 TO 5 MILES IN SHOWERS...SLIGHT CHANCE OF LESS THAN 3 MILES IN THUNDERSTORMS. CURRENT.............MAINLY FROM THE EAST AT LESS THAN 0.3 KNOTS IN THE MORNING. BECOMING FROM THE EAST AT BETWEEN 0.3 AND 0.6 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...RUA REQUESTED BY...TIM ROWE TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120515.INTRA.01/LCH