FNUS74 KLCH 241349
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
749 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-4...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
740 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
MORNING AIRMASS HAS A MOIST LAYER UNDER A TEMPERATURE INVERSION AT
3300 FEET WITH ONLY LIGHT WINDS STARTING OUT. WINDS INCREASE WITH THE
MOIST LAYER MIXING OUT LATER THIS MORNING.

NEXT DRY FRONT LOOKS TO PUSH THROUGH LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY
MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 28 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........51  51  50  50  51  52  53  54  55  55  55  56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............49  54  58  63  65  67  68  67  66  64  61  60
RH..............72  65  60  57  56  56  57  62  66  73  81  86
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   7   8   8   8   8   7   6   6   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 18 TO 23 MPH.

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REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U