FNUS74 KLCH 281255
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOSQUITO...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
755 AM CDT WED JUL 28 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
MID MORNING HOURS. DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS REDUCING RAIN CHANCES. DRIER AND MORE HOT
AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15
                    TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........59  58  57  55  54  53  52  50  48  46  44  43
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............78  81  86  87  89  90  90  90  90  89  88  87
RH..............97  80  70  68  64  62  60  60  60  61  63  65
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   7   8   9   9   9   8   7   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   7   7   8   9   9   9   8   7   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.6 2.3 3.1 3.9 4.6 5.1 5.4 5.3 4.8 3.9 3.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.2 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6   7   8   10  12  14  15  16  16  16  16  15
TRANS SPD (M/S).3   3   4   4   5   6   7   7   7   7   7   7
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4500-5600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING
                    TO 3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO
                    9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100728.MOSQU.01/LCH