FNUS74 KLCH 221104
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOG HOUSE...US FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
604 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
RICH GULF MOISTURE WILL POOL ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF A
WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL OCCUR DURING
THE EARLY MORNING. THEN RE-DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL STALL ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA ON THURSDAY
PROVIDING A CHANCE OF MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION...FAIR BECOMING VERY GOOD LATE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........M   48  50  55  59  63  68  70  70  70  70  70
WEATHER COV.....M   CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....M   TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............M   80  82  84  85  86  87  87  87  87  87  87
RH..............M   85  79  74  72  70  68  70  68  68  68  68
20 FT WIND DIR..M   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..M   9   8   7   6   6   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.M   15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.M   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.M   9   8   7   6   6   5   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.M   15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSION....GOOD IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING POOR OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...SHAMBURGER/GRIFFIN
REQUESTED BY...MARK JAMIESON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090722.DOGHO.01/LCH