FNUS74 KLCH 161029
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR INTRACOASTAL CITY DIVE...US COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
529 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED 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 NORTHERLY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS WEAK SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
SEA STATE...........LIGHT CHOP.
WATER TEMPERATURE...80.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6 MILES...CHANCE OF 3 TO 5 MILES
                    IN SHOWERS...CHANCE OF LESS THAN 3 MILES IN
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CURRENT.............FROM THE EAST TO NORTHEAST BETWEEN 0.3 AND 0.6 KNOTS.


TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........65  55  55  55  55  56  56  56  54  53  51  50
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............71  71  72  74  76  77  78  79  79  79  79  79
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.7   7   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
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

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
SEA STATE...........LIGHT CHOP.
WATER TEMPERATURE...81.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6 MILES.
CURRENT.............FROM THE EAST AT LESS THAN 0.3 KNOTS
                    IN THE MORNING. BECOMING FROM THE SOUTHEAST
                    BETWEEN 0.3 AND 0.6 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...TIM ROWE
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20120515.INTRA.01/LCH