FNUS74 KLCH 291206
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOSQUITO...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
706 AM CDT THU JUL 29 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL PROVIDE
FAIR WEATHER WITH BASICALLY NO CHANCE FOR RAIN AND HOT CONDITIONS
WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES LIKELY TO EXCEED 100 DEGREES DURING THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL MAINLY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH JUST A WEAK
SEA BREEZE PRODUCING LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.


TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........38  38  38  38  38  38  37  36  34  32  31  30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............81  85  87  89  90  91  91  91  91  90  89  88
RH..............93  82  68  61  60  58  58  58  56  58  59  61
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2   2   2   2   2   3   4   5   5   5   6
20 FT WIND GUST.                5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   2   2   2   2   2   3   4   5   5   5   6
EYE LVL WND GST.                5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.5 3.4 4.1 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.2 4.6 3.7 2.8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.1 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6   6   6   6   6   6   6   7   7   8   9   9
TRANS SPD (M/S).3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4
HAINES INDEX....5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100729.MOSQU.01/LCH