FNUS74 KLCH 191200
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOG HOUSE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
700 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY...STALLED NEAR THE COAST THIS MORNING...WILL
SLOWLY MEANDER NORTHWARD LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. LIGHT
NORTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST THEN
SOUTHEAST BY THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND INTERACT
WITH A SEA BREEZE RESULTING IN A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS COULD CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING...LOCALIZED
HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12
                    TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.20 INCHES.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12
                    TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........60  60  60  60  60  60  70  70  70  70  71  72
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............76  80  83  85  85  85  85  89  90  85  83  83
RH..............87  79  72  65  65  65  65  59  58  67  72  70
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..2   3   4   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.    5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   3   4   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.    5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.04 INCHES.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.11 INCHES.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090719.DOGHO.01/LCH