FNUS74 KLCH 041315
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-112 113...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
715 AM CST FRI DEC 4 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

A GULF COAST LOW WILL FORM JUST SOUTHEAST BROWNSVILLE BEFORE
TRAVELING EAST-NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO
BY FRIDAY EVENING.

FURTHER-UP...AN INTENSE DISTURBANCE ALOFT WILL TRAVEL EASTWARD
ACROSS THE WESTERN UPPER GULF COAST STATES. THE PHASING IN OF
SYNOPTIC LIFT ATTENDING THIS DISTURBANCE...WITH CYCLONIC LIFT
ATTENDING THE TRAVELING GULF COAST LOW...WILL GENERATE WIDESPREAD
RAIN BY MIDAFTERNOON (AROUND 2 PM). THE RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO
SNOW BY EARLY EVENING.

ALL THE PRECIPITATION WILL END...FROM WEST TO EAST...BEFORE SUNRISE
ON SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. RAIN
                    LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........80  78  78  80  85  89  93  97  99  96  88  79
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  SN  SN  SN  SN
TEMP............43  44  45  45  45  45  43  40  36  34  33  32
RH..............66  60  56  53  51  49  52  62  75  80  85  89
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). SNOW IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 16 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...TRARES
REQUESTED BY...MIKE OWERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091204.C1121.01/LCH