FNUS74 KLCH 240959
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LACASSINE VIDRINE 2010...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
459 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
FOG THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BURN-OFF AROUND 8 TO 9 AM AND GIVE WAY
TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AS SOUTHERLY WINDS BRING AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THIS
EVENING INTO TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THE FRONT
WILL CROSS THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING...WITH RAIN CHANCES DECREASING
DURING THE AFTERNOON. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY EVENING INTO
FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BURNING OFF AROUND 9 AM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM
SKY (%).........43  43  43  44  44  44  44  46  50  54
WEATHER COV.....            PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TEMP............51  52  57  61  65  68  71  72  73  74
RH..............98  98  91  78  70  61  57  52  49  49
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   5   5   6   7   9   10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND GST.5   10  10  10  15  15  20  20  20  20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.0 1.6 2.3 2.9 3.4 3.9 4.4 4.7 5.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17  17  18  18  18  20  20  21  21  22
TRANS SPD (M/S).8   8   8   8   8   9   9   9   9   10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 31 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.LACAS.02/LCH