FNUS74 KLCH 061316
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TARGA...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
716 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS WEEKEND AS SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. OTHERWISE, WARM UPPER LEVEL
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING IN FROM THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO GULF WILL
DOMINATE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-3200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 WHICH IS LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD.

TIME (CST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........43  45  46  47  48  48  49  49  49  50  50  50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............65  67  69  71  73  74  75  75  75  74  72  70
RH..............88  84  78  75  71  68  67  66  67  69  73  78
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  9   9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  15  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  9   9   9   9
EYE LVL WND GST.20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 26 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 WHICH IS LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 26 TO 29 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 WHICH IS LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSION....EXCELLENT.

$$
FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...JON KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090306.TARGA.01/LCH