FNUS74 KLCH 021211 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR PHONE PINE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 711 AM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ONSHORE THIS MORNING BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON HOURS. LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS. STORM ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET. IT IS GOING TO BE HOT AGAIN TODAY. PLEASE CALL 337-477-3422 EXT 265 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN STORMS INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. 50% CHANCE OF STORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 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.......800-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.05 INCHES. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........42 45 47 50 53 54 55 55 56 57 57 58 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............78 81 84 86 89 90 90 90 89 88 87 86 RH..............81 73 67 64 61 59 58 58 58 58 59 63 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 8 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.8 3.7 4.4 4.9 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.7 4.2 3.6 3.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 10 9 8 8 8 9 10 12 12 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.050.050.050.050.050.050.050.050.050.050.050.08 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...BART RYE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100602.PHONE.01/LCH