FNUS74 KLCH 171541 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR SIECKE STATE FOREST...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 941 AM CST WED FEB 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH DRY COOL CONDITIONS AND LOWER AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST ON THURSDAY ALLOWING FOR A SLOW WARM UP IN TEMPERATURES AND A GRADUAL INCREASE IN HUMIDITY VALUES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 46 49 51 53 54 54 53 50 47 43 41 RH..............58 50 43 40 37 36 38 42 49 57 62 67 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....*INDEX RATED 3-VERY LOW LOWER ATMOSPHERE STABILITY* $$ FORECASTER...NAVEJAR REQUESTED BY...JARED GOODMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100217.SIECK.01/LCH