FNUS74 KLCH 151638 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR INTRACOASTAL CITY DIVE...COAST GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1138 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 TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT DOES DEVELOP IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE TOO STRONG...BUT 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. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FEET. 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.............FROM THE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT BETWEEN 0.3 AND 0.6 KNOTS. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P SKY (%).........67 69 72 74 76 78 76 73 63 62 60 58 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............80 80 81 81 81 80 80 78 76 75 74 73 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE S SW SW W W W W NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 WAVE HEIGHT(FT).0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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...TINGLER REQUESTED BY...TIM ROWE TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120515.INTRA.01/LCH