FNUS74 KLCH 281321
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCFADDIN 1  2  12...US FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
721 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
A CANADIAN FRONT WILL EXIT THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO BY EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON...AS A SASKATCHEWAN HIGH BUILDS SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN
PLAINS. THE ACCOMPANYING BLUE NORTHERS WILL TRANSPORT MUCH COOLER
AIR...ORIGINATING OVER THE SNOW-COVERED FIELDS OF THE DAKOTAS...INTO
THE FIRE WEATHER AREA. BOTH HUMIDITIES AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE
RUNNING MUCH LOWER...WHEN COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS.

THERE IS NO POTENTIAL FOR SEA BREEZE.

BECAUSE ROBUST ADVECTIVE COOLING (AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS) WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH-OUT THE DAY...THE MIXING HEIGHT WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE
500-METER LEVEL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... 900-2800 FT (270- 850 M) AGL INCREASING TO
                    3100-3500 FT (950-1100 M) AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH ( 4 TO  7 MPS) INCREASING TO
                       NORTH 23 TO 30 MPH (10 TO 13 MPS) BY MID MORNING.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........64     52     43     36     25     17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     65     65     65     64     58
RH..............66     56     48     42     39     43
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 13   N 15   N 17   N 17   N 16   N 15
EYE LEVEL WIND..25     30     30     30     30     30
CATEGORY DAY.... 2      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 20 TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 30 TO 32 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 29 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRARES
REQUESTED BY...CATHY PETERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090228.MCFAD.03/LCH