FNUS74 KLCH 131144
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLLIS BIRTHDAY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
644 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN NEAR THE COAST OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL HELP LIMIT SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). 20 PERCENT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON ROUGHLY
                    AFTER 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....BECOMING GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........LOW.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........44  44  44  44  44  44  44  44  43  43  42  42
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............79  81  85  88  90  91  93  93  93  93  92  90
RH..............85  78  70  62  58  55  51  51  51  51  53  56
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   4   4   3   3   3   3   4   5   5   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   4   4   3   3   3   3   4   5   5   6
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300-2100 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....BECOMING POOR.
HAINES INDEX........LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH BY
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....BECOMING GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........LOW.


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FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090813.HOLLI.01/LCH