FNUS74 KLCH 101233
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TARGA...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
733 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
A COUPLE MORE WARM AND HUMID DAYS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE A COLD FRONT
PUSHES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...BRINGING
COOLER CONDITIONS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA.

GOT SOME REPORTS NEAR THE COAST OF SEA FOG...WHICH MAY SPREAD INLAND FOR
A TIME EARLY THIS MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF SEA FOG IS LIKELY AGAIN TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 29 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
DISPERSION..........VERY GOOD.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........58  56  54  52  50  49  48  47  47  46  45  44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............67  69  71  73  75  77  77  78  78  78  77  75
RH..............92  90  84  78  73  70  68  67  66  67  69  73
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.7   7   8   10  10  10  11  11  10  10  8   7
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
DISPERSION..........FAIR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9
                    TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
DISPERSION..........VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...CARBONI
REQUESTED BY...JON KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090310.TARGA.01/LCH