FNUS74 KLCH 301657
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WF UNIT6 2009...US FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1157 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...CURRENTLY SEEING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ALONG
A FRONT ABOUT 40 MILES OFFSHORE. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT AND IN THE AREA
YOU PLAN TO BURN WILL REMAIN VERY LIGHT AND SOMEWHAT VARIABLE. BEST GUESS
FOR WIND DIRECTION WILL BE NORTH. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
WILL BE SCATTERED OVER THE AREA. NO SEABREEZE DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED.

RAIN CHANCES APPEAR NIL FOR TOMORROW. WINDS WILL COME AROUND TO A
MORE ONSHORE FLOW OR SOUTHERLY DIRECTION THROUGH THE DAY

.TODAY...

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........78     80     80     80     55     48
WEATHER COV.....SCAT   SCAT   SCAT   SCAT
CHANCE (%)......30     30     30     30     10     10
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE   NONE
TEMP............91     93     93     90     88     83
RH..............52     49     49     56     67     79
WIND MPH(M).....N 5(2) N 5(2) N 4(2) W 5(2) SW 3(1)NW 1
WIND GUST MPH(M)10(4)  10(4)  10(4)   10(4)  5(2)
LAL.............9-15 STRIKES
CATEGORY DAY....4      4      4      4      1      1
MIX HGT METERS..1554   1767   1798   1249   640    243
DISPERSION......VERY GOOD INTO THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING POOR.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO
                    13 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO
                    13 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4600-6100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MARCOTTE
REQUESTED BY...MARIA VIELMA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090630.WFUNI.01/LCH