FNUS74 KLCH 261348
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TCU SANDHILL RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
748 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...PATCHY GROUND FOG SHOULD BE BURNED OFF BY IGNITION TIME
...OTHERWISE WARM AND WINDY WITH HIGH HUMIDITIES DUE TO A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT. MINIMAL RAIN CHANCES GRADUALLY INCREASE FROM
THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH ON
SATURDAY. AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON...ONLY A FEW
HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS SATURDAY INTO MONDAY
STRONG WINDS INTO SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 29 MPH.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........64  64  62  59  60  63  67  69  71  72  72  71
WEATHER COV.....            SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....            RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............68  71  74  76  77  78  79  78  77  74  72  70
RH..............82  74  69  64  61  59  58  60  63  67  74  77
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.7   8   9   10  10  10  9   8   8   7   7   7
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  20  20  20  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 28 TO 31 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SWEENEY
REQUESTED BY...IOLA HALLOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090226.TCUSA.01/LCH