FNUS74 KLCH 161530
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BACK RIDGE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE GULF
OF MEXICO THIS MORNING WILL SPREAD INLAND ALONG THE SEABREEZE
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. ATMOSPHERIC PROFILES
INDICATE CONSIDERABLE LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. THIS ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY SUNSET WITH DRY CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED
DURING THE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........71  74  76  78  81  83  85  88  89  89  87  82
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............87  88  89  89  89  89  89  88  87  86  84  83
RH..............76  73  70  68  68  68  68  69  72  76  80  83
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   6   6   6   7   7   8   9   9   9   10  10
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16
                    TO 24 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SHAMBURGER
REQUESTED BY...JON KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090716.BACKR.01/LCH