FNUS74 KLCH 272010
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR 20090427 IRON CURTAIN WIDLFIRE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
310 PM CDT MON APR 27 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
WINDY CONDITIONS SHOULD RELAX A BIT THIS EVENING WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME
HEATING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
TUESDAY AS COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES ROTATE THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH TO OUR WEST. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES (LAL 3)
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO LESS
                    THAN 20 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 26 TO 35 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.06 INCHES.


TIME (CDT)      4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM
SKY (%).........75  80  80  81  81  81  81  81  76  81  76  81
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............78  77  77  76  75  75  74  74  74  73  73  73
RH..............76  79  79  82  84  84  87  87  87  90  87  87
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..21  21  19  14  13  12  11  10  11  9   10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.30  30  28  25  25  20  20  20  19  18  19  19
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.21  21  19  14  13  12  11  10  11  9   10  10
EYE LVL WND GST.30  30  28  25  25  20  20  20  19  18  19  19
HRLY RAIN (IN)...01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01


TIDES AT CALCASIEU PASS...
LOW TIDE OF -0.6 FEET AT 11:11 PM MONDAY NIGHT.
HIGH TIDE OF 2.6 FEET AT 7:16 AM TUESDAY.

TIDES AT SABINE PASS...
LOW TIDE OF -0.5 FEET AT 11:57 PM MONDAY NIGHT.
HIGH TIDE OF 2.1 FEET AT 8:12 AM TUESDAY.

SUNSET MONDAY...7:50 PM
SUNRISE TUESDAY...6:35 AM
SUNSET TUESDAY...7:50 PM


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP
                    TO 25 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 22 TO 26 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.


.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 22 TO 25 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.


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FORECASTER...NAVEJAR/LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090427.20090.01/LCH