137 
FXUS64 KLCH 071834
AFDLCH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1234 PM CST FRI NOV 7 2014


.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD,
HOWEVER CIRRUS ABOVE 20K FT WILL THICKEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NE
WINDS AROUND 10KTS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME LT AND
VRB. 


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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1028 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2014/ 

UPDATE...
HI PRES BUILDING INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THIS AM.
LOOKING FOR CLEAR SKIES AND TEMPS INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S. GRAD IS
RELAXING AND WILL LET SCA GO.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 550 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2014/ 

AVIATION...SOME THIN CIRRUS TODAY WITH SOME ALTOCU ADDED TNITE
AS A SHORT WAVE TROF OVER NORTHEAST MEXICO MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST
TEXAS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE
A LIGHT NORTHEAST FLOW.

SWEENEY

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 319 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2014/ 

DISCUSSION...MAIN FORECAST ISSUES WILL BE TEMPERATURE FORECASTS AND 
RAIN CHANCES EARLY NEXT WEEK.  

FAIRLY EXTENSIVE CIRRUS SHIELD AND A DELAY IN COLD ADVECTION HAS 
KEPT TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE 50S OVERNIGHT. MORE BREAKS ARE 
LIKELY BY SUNRISE WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA 
BY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION AND
SHOULD BE REINFORCED DURING THE WEEKEND. DRY AND PLEASANTLY MILD
WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ON
MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME INCREASE CLOUD COVER AND
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 70S. WILL BEGIN TO HAVE LOW
RAIN CHANCES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD
FRONT. FAIRLY HIGH THTE IS PROGGED FOR WEDNESDAY AS WELL SO WILL
KEEP POPS ON THAT DAY AS WELL. DRIER AND COLDER WEATHER IS
FORECASTED FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

MARINE...BASED ON OFFSHORE OBSERVATIONS WINDS ARE CONTINUING
AROUND 20 KNOTS AND ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW CRITERIA BY
AROUND MIDDAY. SCA CONDITIONS WITH ONSHORE FLOW MAY OCCUR MONDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED
BEHIND THE FRONT ON WEDNESDAY.

04

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  45  70  47  68  50 /  10  10   0   0   0 
KBPT  48  72  49  69  53 /  10  10   0   0   0 
KAEX  40  69  43  67  45 /  10  10   0   0   0 
KLFT  44  68  45  68  48 /  10  10   0   0   0 

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.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
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