FNUS74 KLCH 131308
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR RX MCFADDIN 1  2    12...US FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
708 AM CST SAT MAR 13 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
TO THE WEST BUILDS INTO THE AREA. WITH THE DRY CONDITIONS...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD BE ON THE LOW SIDE WITH NO
CHANCE FOR RAIN.

WITH THE GENERAL SYNOPTIC FLOW OFFSHORE FROM THE HIGH BUILDING IN...
AND HEATING OVER LAND NOT A HUGE ENOUGH DIFFERENCE WITH THE WATER
TEMPERATURES...IT LOOKS LIKE THERE SHOULD NOT BE A SEA BREEZE TODAY.

BASED ON OUR UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM EARLY THIS MORNING...A SURFACE
TEMPERATURE OF 62F DEGREES SHOULD ALLOW FOR A MIXING HEIGHT OF 500M.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-3600 FT (275-1100 M) AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 3800-4500 FT (1160-1372 M) AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 TO 20 MPH (8 TO 9 M/S.)

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........16     18     20     20     20     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     61     65     67     66     63
RH..............68     51     42     40     43     49
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 8   NW 8   NW 8   W 7    W 6    W 6
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....LOW    LOW    LOW    LOW    LOW    LOW
SMOKE DISPERSION.POOR  FAIR   GOOD   VGOOD  VGOOD  GOOD
MIXING HEIGHT (M)300   500    1160   1300   1200   900

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3300 FT (425-1000 M) AGL DECREASING TO
                    600-1100 FT (180-335 M) AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 18 MPH (4 TO 8 M/S.)

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT (100-550 M) AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 2300-3000 FT (700-915 M) AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH (1.5 TO 4.5 M/S.)

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FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...MARIA VIELMA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100313.RXMCF.01/LCH