FNUS74 KLCH 271351 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR FULLERTON 9...U.S.F.S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 751 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA TODAY IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD MAINLY LIGHT RAINS BEGINNING THIS EVENING ACROSS THE LAKES REGION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS WELL AS CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND GRADUALLY SPREADING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AREA INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. LIKEWISE THE RAIN WILL GRADUALLY END FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LES THAN A HALF-INCH IN MOST LOCATIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 32 MPH. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........87 86 86 86 86 85 83 81 79 77 76 78 WEATHER COV.....PTY SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....FOG RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............61 62 65 66 68 69 69 70 68 64 59 55 RH..............97 95 88 86 81 81 80 80 85 93 100 100 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 7 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...MARCOTTE REQUESTED BY...STEVEN STAPLES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090127.FULLE.01/LCH