FNUS74 KLCH 081208
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR RESEARCH PLOTS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
708 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW CONTINUE TO KEEP WARM AND HUMID
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT WILL LIMIT RAIN CHANCES THROUGH SATURDAY. A FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE AREA BY MONDAY BRINGING A SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHANCE OF
RAIN FOR CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........57  55  52  50  48  45  43  40  38  35  35  36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............82  84  85  87  88  88  88  88  87  86  84  81
RH..............75  68  64  60  58  56  57  59  61  65  72  77
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.7   8   8   9   9   9   9   9   8   8   7   6
EYE LVL WND GST.10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...SWEENEY
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090508.RESEA.01/LCH