FNUS74 KLCH 181458
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TANKER TRUCK OFFLOADING...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
958 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

A TRAVELING COLD FRONT WILL SLOW TO A HALT ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA
TODAY...MOVING LITTLE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........66  65  64  65  66  68  69  70  71  66  57  48
WEATHER COV.....            SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....            TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............84  85  87  87  88  88  87  85  83  80  78  76
RH..............60  56  54  51  50  50  52  54  56  64  70  75
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  N   N   NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   4   4   4   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.6
MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  W   W   SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  10  10  9   8   6   5   3   2   3   5   7
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   4   4   3   2   1   1   1   2   3
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1600 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100518.TANKE.04/LCH