FNUS74 KLCH 311227
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PHONE PINE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
727 AM CDT MON MAY 31 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY
AS PLENTIFUL GULF MOISTURE INTERACTS WITH LINGERING SURFACE BOUNDARIES
AND DAYTIME HEATING. THE CONVECTION WILL END SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET...
ALTHOUGH A FEW SHOWERS COULD MOVE OVER THE COASTAL MARSHES FROM THE
GULF OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4-LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........30  31  32  33  34  35  36  37  38  39  40  40
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............78  83  86  88  90  91  92  92  92  92  91  90
RH..............89  76  68  61  57  55  52  51  49  51  53  56
20 FT WIND DIR..W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..1   2   2   4   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.    5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.1   2   2   4   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.    4   4   7   8   8   10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.2 3.0 3.8 4.6 5.2 5.8 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.3   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   7   7   7
TRANS SPD (M/S).1   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
HAINES INDEX....M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 1 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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