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SPOT FORECAST FOR 69 NORTH LAKE CHARLES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
511 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION
TODAY WITH MINIMUM RH AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT. MARGINAL RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING
ONLY BRIEFLY BELOW 35 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 15 MPH
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....48.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........2      2      3      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     62     67     67
RH..............53     35     30     30
20 FT WIND......NE 3   E 5    E 6    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   2400   4400   2700
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7   SE 7   E 9    E 12
LAL.............1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 2 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....1.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........5      4      4      4      4      4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     53     50     47     45     43
RH..............44     63     74     79     83     86
20 FT WIND......E 3    E 2    E 2    SE 1   SE 0   S 0
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5             5
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   1000   600    600    200    300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 12   E 10   E 7    E 7    SE 2   E 2
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....37.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090207.69NOR.01/JAX