FNUS74 KLCH 082135
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TARGA...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
435 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE FORECAST
LOCATION...BRINGING SEVERAL MORE WARM AND HUMID SPRINGLIKE DAYS
THROUGH MIDWEEK BEFORE A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
AREA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...BRINGING COOLER CONDITIONS AND
WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE AREA INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
DISPERSION..........POOR.

TIME (CDT)      4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM
SKY (%).........30  30  33  29  31  34  37  41  44  46  46  47
WEATHER COV.....                                    P A T C H Y
WEATHER TYPE....                                    F   O   G
TEMP............82  79  75  73  70  69  68  67  66  66  65  65
RH..............52  59  69  73  81  84  87  90  93  93  97  93
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.7   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 28 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
DISPERSION..........EXCELLENT.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
DISPERSION..........POOR.

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FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...JON KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090308.TARGA.04/LCH