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SPOT FORECAST FOR PHONE PINE FIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
652 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW COASTAL SHOWERS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE SPOT FORECAST SITE EARLY
THIS MORNING WITH VERY LIGHT RAIN. HOWEVER...THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
TO QUICKLY DISSIPATE AND NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AT THE
SITE OF THE FIRE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. ALSO...NO SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL AND NO LIGHTNING ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS.

WINDS SHOULD REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY
WITH THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 TO 3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6700 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH.


TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........30  31  33  35  37  39  40  40  40  40  40  40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............75  78  80  83  85  87  88  89  89  89  89  88
RH..............97  93  87  79  72  67  63  61  59  59  61  63
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   7   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   7   7   7
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 2.3 3.8 5.2 6.1 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.1 5.4 4.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.7 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17  17  16  15  14  13  13  12  12  12  12  12
TRANS SPD (M/S).8   8   7   7   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 TO 3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6200 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100521.PHONE.01/LCH