FNUS74 KLCH 201110 CCA
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOG HOUSE...US FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
610 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING IN EAST TEXAS ARE
EXPECTED TO STAY JUST WEST OF THE SABINE RIVER AND IN SOUTHEAST
TEXAS. A SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO FORM LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP IN CAMERON PARISH
NEAR THE WILD FIRES WITH THE SEA BREEZE. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING...LOCALIZED
HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSION....FAIR BECOMING VERY GOOD BY LATE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........40  44  45  45  46  47  48  48  48  48  48  48
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  79  80  83  84  85  86  87  87  87  87  87
RH..............85  82  78  73  69  66  65  63  63  61  61  62
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..6   4   4   4   4   5   5   5   6   6   6   7
20 FT WIND GUST.7   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   4   4   4   4   5   5   5   6   6   6   7
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....FAIR.

$$
FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...MARK JAMIESON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090720.DOGHO.01/LCH