FNUS74 KLCH 081655
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE STANDBY...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1155 AM CDT SAT MAY 8 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE GULF WATERS ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF
SABINE PASS. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO
FILTER INTO THE AREA AS WELL...WITH LITTLE TO NO CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.

ASPECT IS THE DIRECTION THAT A SLOPE FACES. NOT USUALLY IMPORTANT DOWN
HERE WHERE THE TERRAIN IS GENERALLY FLAT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH.


TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........57  57  58  58  59  59  60  60  60  59  58  58
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............77  78  78  78  78  77  75  73  70  68  66  65
RH..............53  47  45  43  42  42  42  44  47  49  53  53
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10  9   8   7   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.10  9   8   7   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.20  20  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E
TRANSP WIND SPD.24  23  22  21  20  18  18  17  17  17  17  17
TRANS SPD (M/S).11  10  10  9   9   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3

$$

FORECASTER...CARBONI
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100508.WILDF.01/LCH