FNUS74 KLCH 071248
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR RX POST IKE UNIT 5...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
748 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
NORTH WINDS WILL HOLD THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS BUT WILL BE MUCH
WEAKER THAN YESTERDAY. HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTING TO THE EAST WILL
ALLOW FOR A WEAK SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL AGAIN BE EXTREMELY LOW FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
NOTE THAT HOURLY MIXING HEIGHT LEVELS ARE IN HUNDREDS OF FEET. 500
METER BURN OFF TEMPERATURE WILL BE REACHED BY 9 AM CDT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 17 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............43  49  54  58  62  65  66  67  68  67  66  64
RH..............55  45  37  31  28  25  24  24  23  25  26  29
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  15  10  10  10  10  5   5
MIX HGT HUND FT.16  23  29  35  40  45  48  51  51  49  46  40
HAINES INDEX....LOW

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 23
                    TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MARCOTTE
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG CRENSHAW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090407.RXPOS.01/LCH