FNUS74 KLCH 051449
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-48 49...U.S FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
849 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...THE BLOCKING RIDGE TO OUR EAST WILL PROVIDE
PLEASANT WEATHER OVER THE REGION RIGHT ON THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AS TEMPERATURES WARM TOWARDS SEASONABLE LEVELS BY
SUNDAY. THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS
WILL ROLL THROUGH MONDAY AND AGAIN AROUND THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK WITH THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS COULD BE STRONG
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 1 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........8   9   11  12  12  13  13  13  14  13  12  9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............46  50  54  58  59  61  61  60  59  56  52  49
RH..............71  66  61  57  57  56  56  58  60  66  77  83
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-100 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARCOTTE
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN STAPLES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100305.C4849.01/LCH