FNUS74 KLCH 112054 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR SABINE HAZMAT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 254 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE AREA INTO FRIDAY. A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE LAKES REGION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... APPEARS LIKELY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM TOLEDO BEND DAM TO SIMMESPORT. COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY...BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 99 99 99 99 98 98 98 97 97 WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............41 40 39 39 38 38 38 38 37 37 37 37 RH..............92 96 98 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 97 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .PRESIDENTS DAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MARCOTTE REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL MARCOTTE TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100209.SABIN.01/LCH