FNUS74 KLCH 161331 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDERNESS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 731 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA BRINGING A DRY WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 3600-4900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........LOW. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 44 47 50 52 53 54 52 50 47 44 42 RH..............52 43 38 34 32 31 30 33 37 43 51 57 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 6 6 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 6 8 9 10 12 12 12 9 7 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 21 MPH. HAINES INDEX........LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........LOW. $$ FORECASTER...RUA REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100217.WILDE.01/LCH