FNUS74 KLCH 042233
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TARGA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
433 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR TARGA...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
431 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE LOCATED EAST OF THE REGION. THE RESULT WILL
BE A PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY WIND PATTERN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL WITH AN INCREASE IN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE OF RAIN
DESPITE THE INCREASE IN MOISTURE AS THE MID LEVEL OF THE ATMOSPHERE
REMAINS RELATIVELY DRY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 31 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 31 MPH.

TIME (CST)      4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM
SKY (%).........M   50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50
WEATHER COV.....M
WEATHER TYPE....M
TEMP............M   66  66  64  63  61  61  60  60  59  58  58
RH..............M   70  75  78  84  84  90  90  93  96  100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..M   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..M   8   8   9   9   10  10  10  10  10  9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.M   15  15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.M   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.M   8   8   9   9   10  10  10  10  10  9   9
EYE LVL WND GST.M   15  15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  15  15

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-2900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 29 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 29 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 28 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 28 MPH.


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REQUESTED BY...JON KING
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE