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SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP  21...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1054 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE COOL AND DRY
CONDITIONS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL HELP BRING RAIN ACROSS THE REGION
STARTING ON FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 16 TO 17 MPH.
HAINEX INDEX........3

TIME (CST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........62  64  65  67  68  69  70  70  71  72  73  74
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............46  47  48  48  47  45  43  41  41  40  39  39
RH..............35  34  34  35  38  43  49  52  55  57  62  62
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRARES
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091210.COMP2.01/LCH