FNUS74 KLCH 291153 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR PHONE PINE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 653 AM CDT SAT MAY 29 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROF COMBINING WITH A BUILDING BERMUDA RIDGE WILL CONTINUE THE PATTERN OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. RAIN CHANCES BECOME MORE SEASONAL WITH JUST SLIGHT CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING ON TUESDAY AS THE BERMUDA RIDGE STRENGTHENS AND THE UPPER TROF FILLS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4...LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........34 39 49 59 69 79 84 84 83 82 81 80 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............74 78 82 85 88 89 91 91 92 92 91 89 RH..............78 70 63 58 56 54 53 52 52 52 54 55 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 3 2 2 1 2 2 4 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 5 5 3 2 2 1 2 2 4 5 6 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.8 4.6 5.3 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.1 5.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2900-3300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...SWEENEY REQUESTED BY...BART RYE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100529.PHONE.01/LCH