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SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
324 AM CST WED FEB 27 2002

AT MID AND UPPER LEVELS...NORTHWEST TO WEST FLOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT WITH FLOW BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY FRIDAY. A REASONABLY
STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY.

REASONABLE AMOUNTS OF LOW TO MID LEVEL LIFT WILL OCCUR OVER THE AREA
AHEAD OF APPROACHING MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE FRIDAY.

SIGNIFICANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE AREA THURSDAY
NIGHT.

A SURFACE FRONT IS PROGGED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE COLLEGE
STATION TEXAS AREA LATE IN THE DAY FRIDAY.

LOOKS TO BE TOO DRY TO CALL FOR A CHANCE OF RAIN TODAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. WILL CALL FOR SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. WITH
DEEP MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IN PLACE WILL CALL FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY FRIDAY.

IN THE COASTAL WATERS...WINDS AND SEAS CONTINUE TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO
MAINTAIN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR NOW. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT/S LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO BELOW RECORD LOWS FOR THE
DATE.

RECORD LOW INFO...
                THURSDAY MORNING
ALEXANDRIA       28 IN 1935
BEAUMONT         33 IN 1906
LAKE CHARLES     26 IN 1913
LAFAYETTE        25 IN 1935

.PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...
LFK 47/25/58/38/62 00016
POE 47/25/58/38/62 00016
AEX 47/25/58/38/62 00016
BPT 50/30/59/42/66 00027
LCH 50/29/59/42/66 00027
LFT 49/26/59/42/66 00027

.LCH...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...GMZ450-455-470-475.

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