FNUS74 KLCH 161145
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MESSINA ROAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
645 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING SOUTH ACROSS LOUISIANA WILL MAINTAIN DRY
WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
TODAY...GENERALLY AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ON
FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER WESTERN TEXAS. A STORM SYSTEM
WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...WITH SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASING BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........31  32  34  35  37  38  39  40  43  45  47  49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............52  55  60  65  68  71  73  75  75  76  75  73
RH..............94  83  72  61  54  51  47  47  46  47  51  54
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   7   7   7   7
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2700 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 23
                    MPH DURING THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...TRARES/LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090416.MESSI.01/LCH