FNUS74 KLCH 191255
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALENTINE LAKE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
655 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING A DRIER
AIRMASS AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL DECREASE BY EARLY EVENING TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN
TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 23 TO 29 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
DISPERSION..........EXCELLENT.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........36  34  31  29  27  24  22  20  17  16  17  18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............45  48  52  55  56  58  58  57  54  49  46  44
RH..............65  60  52  49  47  42  40  40  43  50  55  57
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.8   9   10  11  11  11  10  10  8   7   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.15  20  20  25  25  25  20  20  15  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 28 TO 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
DISPERSION..........POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 26 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4.
DISPERSION..........EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...CARBONI
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090119.VALEN.01/LCH