FNUS74 KLCH 241355
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TCU SANDHILL RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
755 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
THE REGION IS CAUGHT BETWEEN A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER NORTH TEXAS AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES.
THIS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THIS WEEK WITH
SOUTHERLY FLOW AND GULF MOISTURE SPILLING IN AND KEEPING AFTERNOON
RH'S IN THE 50% RANGE. WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 29 MPH.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........56  55  54  53  53  52  51  50  49  49  50  51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............52  57  61  65  67  69  70  69  68  66  64  63
RH..............68  61  58  54  52  49  49  53  57  68  76  82
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  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.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 29 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...IOLA HALLOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.TCUSA.01/LCH