FNUS74 KLCH 131438
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-24...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
838 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH AND DRY TODAY...HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S
TO NEAR 30 BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. CURRENT DEW POINTS ARE RUNNING IN
THE MID 20S WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE MID 50S UNDER
A SUNNY DAY. THIS WILL GIVE THE AREA A RH OF ABOUT 25%. THE OTHER POINT
I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP IS THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP TO AROUND
10 TO 15 MPH.

THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SEQUENCE OF CANADIAN COLD FRONTS THAT WILL ADVANCE
THROUGH THE FIRE WEATHER AREA THIS WEEK. A SECOND CANADIAN COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE ON THROUGH BY THURSDAY. FINALLY AN APPROACHING THIRD CANADIAN
COLD FRONT WILL SET OFF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY SATURDAY EVENING....
BEFORE EXITING THE AREA BY SUNDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2900 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 17
                    TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........52  46  41  35  32  32  33  33  34  34  34  34
WEATHER COV.....CLR     CLR     CLR     CLR     CLR     CLR
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............39  42  44  47  48  49  50  50  48  46  42  40
RH..............60  57  40  35  32  29  28  29  35  43  48  58
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.10  12  12  12  12  11  10  9   9   5   3   2
EYE LVL WND GST.10  15  19  19  19  17  15  15  15  10  5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 2
                    TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-2800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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