FNUS74 KLCH 171222
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BACK RIDGE EAST...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
722 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR SOUTHWESTERLY...BECOMING
VARIABLE AND GUSTY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 90 DEGREES...BUT COULD BE LOWER WITH SHOWER
ACTIVITY OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER. RAIN TOTALS WILL BE AVERAGE
AROUND ONE HALF INCH. SHOULD RAIN OCCUR...OVERNIGHT FOG
DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE WITH VISIBILITIES LOWERING TO AROUND 4
MILES MAINLY AROUND DAYBREAK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-5100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.47 INCHES.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........86  88  91  94  97  100 100 98  93  88  83  78
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............80  81  83  84  85  86  86  86  86  86  86  85
RH..............88  85  80  77  75  73  72  71  71  72  73  75
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   6   7   8   9
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   6   7   8   9
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15
HRLY RAIN (IN)..0   0  .03 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .05 .05

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.11 INCHES.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                    16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.44 INCHES.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                    16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...JON KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090717.BACKR.01/LCH