FNUS74 KLCH 182009 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR BACKRIDGE EAST...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 309 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FIRST...THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY HAS MOVED NORTH OF YOUR LOCATION WITH A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPING ALONG THIS BOUNDARY., STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES AND WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. YOU SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE STORMS TO YOUR NORTHWEST AND NORTH... THESE STORMS WILL EFFECT YOUR LOCATION AFTER 5 PM. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY... STORMS ARE POSSIBLE TOWARDS THE NOON HOUR WITH STORM DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET. DRIER CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED ON MONDAY AS A WEAK COOL FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. INCREASING MOISTURE LEVELS WILL BRING A RETURN TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS THE WHOLE AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 PM THROUGH ABOUT 8 PM. THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY HAS MOVED NORTH OF YOUR LOCATION. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......7300-8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 2 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.12 INCHES. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 2 MPH. TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM SKY (%).........59 58 57 55 40 40 40 45 52 59 63 65 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 88 87 86 84 82 80 78 78 77 77 76 RH..............64 64 66 66 69 74 80 86 88 90 91 89 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E SE SE S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ALONG THE COAST. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. VERY GUSTY IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY AROUND AND AFTER THE NOON HOUR. STORM WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. VERY GUSTY WINDS IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5000-6400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...DANIEL DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090718.BACKR.01/LCH