FNUS74 KLCH 141641 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 7...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1039 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER TODAY WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES THAN YESTERDAY. NO REAL SEA BREEZE AS SUCH BUT THE WINDS WILL BE OFF THE GULF THEREFORE SOUTHERLY WINDS ON TAP. MIXING HEIGHT OF 500 METERS TO BE ACHIEVED AROUND 11 AM. DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. AS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA WITH BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS. HUMIDITIES TODAY AND THURSDAY WILL BE IN THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-200M AGL AT 8 AM...INCREASING TO 300M AROUND 10 AM. 500M AROUND 11 AM AND 700 TO 800M AROUND 2 PM. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.....CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 53 55 56 57 57 56 54 51 49 47 46 RH..............56 50 46 42 42 48 56 66 72 76 83 83 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 6 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...DOUGLAS HEAD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090114.UNIT7.01/LCH