FNUS74 KLCH 262014
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 4...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
314 PM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
A DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES RIDGES
WESTWARD INTO MISSISSIPPI. EASTERLY DISTURBANCES ALOFT ROTATING
AROUND THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM AND
TRAVELING THROUGH THE FIRE WEATHER AREA WILL LEAD TO SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS INTO TUESDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM
SKY (%).........90  89  85  85  86  87  88  89  89  89  89  90  90
WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............91  89  88  86  84  82  81  81  80  80  80  79  79
RH..............72  73  74  75  79  81  83  84  85  85  86  87  88
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.7   7   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 4.3 3.7 3.7 2.8 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
MIX HGT (KM)....1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  12  12  12  10  8   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   5   5   5   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    2000-2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14
                    TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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