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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
800 AM CST TUE JAN 5 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH LIGHT
NORTHERLY WINDS. A BRIEF RETURN OFF THE GULF TOMORROW AHEAD OF THE
ARCTIC FRONT FOR THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING SOME LIGHT RAIN
AND EXTREMELY COLD AND DRY AIR FOR LATE THIS WEEK AND WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION..........FAIR.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........12  13  13  13  12  12  12  12  12  11  9   8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............34  37  40  41  42  43  41  39  36  34  33  32
RH..............59  52  47  44  43  42  46  49  56  60  60  63
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.3   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5       5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION..........POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION..........VERY GOOD.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CARBONI
REQUESTED BY...MIKE OWERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100105.BIGCR.01/LCH