FXUS64 KLCH 270827
AFDLCH

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
230 AM CST SAT JAN 26 2002

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST TODAY CAUSING WINDS TO SWITCH 
FROM THE SOUTHEAST.  THE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE DRY AND SHOULD 
BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW OF AIR AT 500 MB 
THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK.  THE LCH SOUNDING LAST NIGHT 
SHOWED A PRECIP WATER OF .58 WITH A KINDEX OF 0.   TEMPERATURES WILL 
SLOWLY MODIFY THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK AS HIGH SLOWLY MOVES 
EAST OF THE AREA.  

MARINE...BOY035 SHOWED A WIND FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 5 KNOTS WITH 2 
FOOT SEAS.  THE WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE LOW THROUGH 
TUESDAY FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A COLD 
FRONT THAT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY.    

LONG TERM...MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY RETURN TO THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY WITH 
A SOUTHEAST FLOW OF AIR.  A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE 
AREA THURSDAY CAUSING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  COOLER 
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM ON FRIDAY.  ANOTHER 
COLD FRONT COULD BE IN STORE FOR THE AREA ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY.   

.LCH...NONE. 

.PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...
AEX 68/52/74/58/77/63 000000
BPT 69/55/75/62/78/65 000000
LCH 68/54/74/62/78/65 000000
LFT 68/54/74/62/78/65 000000

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