FNUS74 KLCH 251350
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SABINE NWR UNIT 5...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
850 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
RAIN CHANCES ARE LOW...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 16
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 29 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........25  25  35  35  40  40  40  45  45  35  35  35
WEATHER COV.....                SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............75  77  79  80  81  81  81  81  81  81  80  79
RH..............81  75  71  68  65  63  64  64  65  67  70  72
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.10  11  13  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  13  11
EYE LVL WND GST.20  25  25  25  30  30  30  30  30  25  25  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 29 TO 36 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4100 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 29 TO 32 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...ERICKSON
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090425.SABIN.01/LCH