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FXUS64 KLCH 122321
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
521 PM CST THU DEC 12 2013

.DISCUSSION...
00Z TAF ISSUANCE.

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.AVIATION...
ONLY THIN CIRRUS STREAMING FROM THE WEST THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...WITH NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 KTS OR LESS. THUS VFR
EXPECTED THRU FRI MORNING. AFTER 15-16Z FRI...RETURN SE FLOW
BECOMES ESTABLISHED WITH WINDS 10-12 KT...ALONG WITH SCT/BKN LAYER
~2500/3500 FT. ALSO...ISO SHRA POSSIBLE BY LATE MORNING...BECOMING
MORE ESTABLISHED BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THUS...PLACED PROB30
GROUPS FOR SHRA & MVFR VSBY/CEILINGS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

DML

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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 357 PM CST THU DEC 12 2013/

DISCUSSION...
THE LIGHT CLOUD COVER FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING MOVED OUT TO THE
EAST EARLY THIS MORNING AND LEAD TO CLEAR SKIES AND WARMED TO THE
MID 50S OVER THE AREA TODAY. WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS HAVE
WEAKENED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND THE SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6PM THIS EVENING.

RAIN CHANCES WILL RETURN FRIDAY WITH THE BEST CHANCES ON SATURDAY
MORNING AS THE SHORT WAVE OFF THE BAJA PENINSULA WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA. WITH THIS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXPECT A MOSTLY
RAIN EVENT WITH A FEW EMBEDDING THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY MORNING.
WILL BE COLDER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT AS REINFORCING COLD
AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY. A LIGHT FREEZE WILL BE
POSSIBLE FROM I10 NORTH MONDAY MORNING. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SETS
IN EARLY NEXT WEEK EXPECT A GRADUAL WARMING TREND AND DRY WEATHER
THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

MARINE...
THE MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT THIS EVENING TO
SOUTHERLY FLOW IN ADVANCE OF A SURFACE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS
WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WITH SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST GULF SATURDAY AND STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH RAINS DIMINISHING.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  39  60  59  66  41 /  10  30  80  40  10
KBPT  42  62  58  66  39 /  10  40  70  30  10
KAEX  33  58  53  61  38 /  10  30  90  40  20
KLFT  37  62  59  67  43 /  10  20  80  40  20

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.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON
     LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND
     TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
     TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

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