FNUS74 KLCH 141202
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLLIS BIRTHDAY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
702 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE TODAY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.
RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS SOUTHERLY WINDS BRING TROPICAL MOISTURE AND
A FEW DISTURBANCES OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....BECOMING GOOD BY LATE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........LOW.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........48  47  46  44  43  41  41  40  39  39  38  37
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............78  80  84  87  89  90  92  92  92  92  91  90
RH..............88  78  70  64  60  57  55  54  54  54  56  58
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....BECOMING POOR DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....BECOMING GOOD BY LATE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........LOW.

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FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090814.HOLLI.01/LCH