FNUS74 KLCH 131240
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PITCHER PLANT RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
740 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE
AREA WITH DRY SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW AROUND BURN TIME. THERE WILL BE GUSTY WINDS
AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........17  12  10  10  10  13  18  23  28  31  29  25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............69  73  76  78  80  80  81  79  78  76  72  70
RH..............56  47  43  40  40  40  41  45  48  54  63  69
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   7   9   10  11   9   6   5   5   4   4   3
EYE LVL WND GST.10  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 3.7 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.1 3.3 2.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.21  21  22  22  22  22  22  22  23  23  24  25
TRANS SPD (M/S).9   9   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  11  11
HAINES INDEX....M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-2100 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 22 TO 29 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 17 TO 21 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...NAVEJAR
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA BOENSCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100413.PITCH.01/LCH