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SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE CHARLES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
825 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION....AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS WILL SWEEP SOUTH OF THE AREA TODAY. THIS FEATURE WILL USHER
IN MUCH COLDER AND DRIER CONDITIONS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY
INCREASE TO NEAR 15 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE.

AN EVEN DRIER AIR MASS IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY WITH RH VALUES FORECAST
TO BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT. THESE VALUES HAVE PROMPTED
THE ISSUANCE OF FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA. IN
ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX NEAR 1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....32.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)       10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..........90     88     94     92
WEATHER COV......CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE.....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP.............43     43     44     44
RH...............76     74     69     68
20 FT WIND.......WNW 9  NW 12  NW 14  N 13
20 FT WIND GUST..15     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT).....1500   1500   1800   1600
TRANSPORT WIND...W 16   W 16   N 17   N 17
CHC OF PCPN (%)..30     30     30     30

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....15.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........92     91     78     78     65     61
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     35     33     32     31     30
RH..............74     77     71     71     70     68
20 FT WIND......N 9    N 9    N 9    N 10   N 10   N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   1400   1100   1100   800    1100
TRANSPORT WIND..N 17   N 17   N 17   N 17   N 16   NW 16
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     20     20     20     0      0

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....42.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100108.LAKEC.01/JAX