FNUS74 KLCH 081324
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR POST IKE 7 8 9...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
724 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND A DEPARTING ARCTIC
FRONT THROUGH TODAY. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE A BIT
LATE TODAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE ARCTIC HIGH SETTLES IN OVER
THE AREA. VERY COLD AND DRY AIR WILL BE AROUND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 29 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........55     55     57     60     62     45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     34     35     35     32     30
RH..............57     50     47     49     56     61
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 13   N 12   N 11   N 10   N 10   N 10
EYE LEVEL WIND..25     20     20     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 23 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 18 MPH.
&&
MIXING WINDS WILL BE AT IGNITION TIME.
SPEED 10 METERS PER SECOND. MIXING HEIGHT IS 540 METERS.
ALREADY MIXING SO TEMPERATURE WILL BE CURRENT.

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FORECASTER...SWEENEY
REQUESTED BY...CATHY PETERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100108.POSTI.03/LCH