FNUS74 KLCH 172336
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDERNESS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
536 PM CST WED FEB 17 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS...WILL SLIDE EAST THROUGH
THURSDAY AND BE LOCATED INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS
IN THE MORNING WILL BECOME LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON ON
THURSDAY. THURSDAY AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE 20S AS MOISTURE WILL
REMAIN LOW. FRIDAYS AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL REBOUND INTO THE
40S AS MOISTURE INCREASES. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.

REMARKS...

ASK FOR ANOTHER WEATHER UPDATE TOMORROW MORNING TO GET THE LATEST WIND CHANGES
AND HUMIDITIES.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........24  20  25  26  27  28  24  35  31  28  35  32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............53  55  57  59  59  58  56  53  50  47  45  44
RH..............44  40  37  34  36  39  45  52  61  71  79  82
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   4   3   3   2   2   2   1   1   1
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5
HAINES INDEX    *INDEX RATED 4-5 LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY*


.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-2900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRIFFIN
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100218.WILDE.01/LCH