FNUS74 KLCH 261126 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR PHONE PINE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 626 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TODAY AND THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL AT THE SURFACE WITH GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EXPECTED. THE SHIFT IN PREVAILING WIND SHOWN IN THE TABLE BELOW IS THE RESULT OF A SEA BREEZE THAT IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP AND TRACK INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. I WILL ADVISE THE INCOMING SHIFT OF YOUR REQUEST TO BE NOTIFIED ABOUT APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS...AND I WILL ALSO RELAY YOUR INTEREST IN ANY WIND CHANGES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION..........GOOD. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........58 59 61 64 67 69 70 70 68 67 66 64 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............74 77 80 83 85 86 87 88 88 88 87 86 RH..............85 76 69 63 58 53 51 49 48 48 50 52 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N E E SE SE S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N E E SE SE S S SW EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.1 2.1 3.2 4.4 5.3 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.3 4.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E NE N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. DISPERSION..........POOR. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. DISPERSION..........VERY GOOD. $$ FORECASTER...CARBONI REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100526.PHONE.01/LCH