FNUS74 KLCH 151119
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONGLEAF...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
619 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN
THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE SABINE RIVER.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD LATE SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33  33  34  36  37  38  39  39  38  36  35  34
WEATHER COV.....                CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............71  74  78  81  83  84  86  87  87  87  87  86
RH..............93  93  82  71  65  61  57  53  52  53  55  59
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   2   3   4   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   5
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-2200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CARBONI
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090515.LONGL.01/LCH