FNUS74 KLCH 281228
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR 20090428 IRON CURTAIN...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
728 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TODAY
AS A WARM MOIST AIRMASS WORKS IN CONCERT WITH PASSING WEAK
DISTURBANCES ALOFT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE OVER AN INCH
SOUTH...IN ADITION TO THE ROUGHLY TWO INCHES RECEIVED LATE MONDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW PROVIDING FOR
THE MOIST CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK
AS HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE EAST COAST CONTINUES TO PUMP WARM AND
HUMID AIR INTO THE MIDWESTERN LOW. THUS RAIN CHANCES WILL ALSO PERSIST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 16
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.26 INCHES.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 16
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........79  78  76  74  72  71  69  67  66  64  62  61
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............71  73  75  76  77  78  78  78  78  78  77  76
RH..............97  90  84  82  79  76  76  76  76  76  79  82
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.10  10  8   7   6   6   6   6   6   7   7   8
EYE LVL WND GST.20  20  15  15  15  10  10  15  15  15  15  15

TIDAL INFORMATION:

AT CAMERON TODAY/TONIGHT

HIGH TIDE OF 2.6 FEET AT 7:16 AM.
LOW TIDE OF -0.4 FEET AT 12:07 AM.

AT SABINE PASS TODAY/TONIGHT

HIGH TIDE OF 2.1 FEET AT 8:12 AM.
LOW TIDE OF -0.3 FEET AT 12:53 AM.

SUNSET TUESDAY.....749 PM CDT
SUNRISE WEDNESDAY..631 AM CDT

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 17 TO 23 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.20 INCHES.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 17 TO 23 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 23 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.10 INCHES.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ESCUDE/LANDRENEAU
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090428.20090.01/LCH