FNUS74 KLCH 251522 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR PHONE PINE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1022 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH TODAY. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL...ALTHOUGH A VERY ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH DISTURBANCES ALOFT PRODUCING SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......3100-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6900-8100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........43 46 49 50 50 50 49 49 48 48 47 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............84 86 88 89 90 90 90 89 88 86 83 81 RH..............61 55 51 47 44 43 43 45 46 50 56 62 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 4.5 5.9 7.0 7.8 8.1 7.9 6.9 5.5 3.9 2.5 1.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.7 1.2 0.8 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 7 7 7 7 9 10 12 10 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. 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.......2500-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5800-7100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7500-8300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100525.PHONE.01/LCH