FNUS74 KLCH 271011 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR PHONE PINE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 511 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WHILE WEAK DISTURBANCES ALOFT TRAVEL OVER THE REGION. AS A RESULT...SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY. NEAR THUNDERSTORMS...WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE AND GUSTY. SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY EXPECTED TO AGAIN BE RELATIVELY WEAK AND NOT MOVE INLAND UNTIL MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. GLAD TO HEAR YOU WERE TAKEN CARE OF YESTERDAY. I WILL RELAY YOUR THANKS TO THE NEXT SHIFT...AND YOUR REQUEST FOR NOTIFICATION OF THUNDERSTORMS AND ANY FORESEEABLE WIND DIRECTION/SPEED CHANGES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION..........VERY GOOD. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........40 41 43 46 48 51 52 54 58 62 66 70 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............72 76 80 83 86 87 89 89 90 90 89 88 RH..............90 81 72 64 59 55 50 49 48 49 50 54 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE SE SE S S EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.9 3.3 4.4 5.4 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.0 5.5 4.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. DISPERSION..........POOR. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5300-6700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. DISPERSION..........VERY GOOD. $$ FORECASTER...CARBONI REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100527.PHONE.01/LCH