FNUS74 KLCH 081041
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTO PLOT 1...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
541 AM CDT SAT AUG 8 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING AN INCREASED
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IN THE WAKE OF THIS DISTURBANCE WILL
HELP MAINTAIN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-4700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM
SKY (%).........M   61  62  69  71  73  76  77  77  75  72  69
WEATHER COV.....M   SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....M   TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............M   77  79  82  85  87  88  90  90  90  90  90
RH..............M   90  90  84  76  72  68  65  62  62  62  62
20 FT WIND DIR..M   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..M   2   2   2   2   3   4   4   4   4   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST.M           5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.M   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.M   2   2   2   2   3   4   4   4   4   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.M           5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SWEENEY
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090808.COTOP.01/LCH